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Land and water constitute two of the basic resources in the lifesupport system on which man depend. With increasing standard of living, growing populations and geographical concentration of human activities, the pressure on these resources is being intensified at an alarming rate in large parts of the world. There is rapidly growing concern about the environmental hazards associated with this development if it is allowed to continue unchecked. The concern is related both to a depleting resource base as well as a deprivation of the long-term carrying of our environment.
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Lundqvist, J., Lohm, U., Falkenmark, M. (1985). Editorial. In: Lundqvist, J., Lohm, U., Falkenmark, M. (eds) Strategies for River Basin Management. The GeoJournal Library, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5458-8_1
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