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The purpose of this chapter is to explore briefly the nature of Man's occupation of river basins; the adoption of a conscious modern attempt at holistic management will almost certainly involve cultural attitudes to the problems, with their roots in history.
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spontaneous regulation functions, spontaneous regulators, sediment transfer system, catchment management planning, basin sediment system, sustainable dryland management, river basin institutions, catchment research, river basin boundaries, hydraulic civilisations, integrated river basin development, river basin units, river basin management, catchment planning, female agricultural labourers, research catchments, vernacular science, catchment experiments, catchment control, basin managers, exploitation functions, river regulation, integrated water management, basin authorities, river basin scale
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New Zealand, South Africa, National Rivers Authority, North America, Blue Nile, Tennessee Valley Authority, Water Act, World Bank, Aswan High Dam, Bureau of Reclamation, Great Lakes, Awash Valley Authority, British Columbia, Environment Agency, Middle East, South America, White Nile, Helsinki Rules, Regional Water Boards, Glen Canyon, Muscle Shoals, National Water Commission, Nile Waters Agreement, Soviet Union, Thames Region
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