Concept information

land > natural area > terrestrial area > hydrographic basin > river basin management

Preferred term

river basin management  

Definition

  • management of the sustainable use of water resources in a river basin, comprising the main river, all its tributaries and ground water, so as to provide for the social, cultural and economic development by taking into account the basics of ecology

URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/15282

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