Developing interdisciplinary science for integrated catchment management: The UK LOwland CAtchment Research (LOCAR) Programme

被引:49
作者
Wheater, HS [1 ]
Peach, D
机构
[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, London SW7 2BU, England
[2] British Geol Survey, Wallingford OX10 8BB, Oxon, England
基金
英国自然环境研究理事会;
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D O I
10.1080/0790062042000248565
中图分类号
TV21 [水资源调查与水利规划];
学科分类号
081501 ;
摘要
Across the European Union, the Water Framework Directive is a major driver for change in river basin management. However, its focus on integrated management and, in particular, on ecological quality raises major scientific and technical questions. In the UK, the focus of experimental hydrology has been on the uplands, and at small catchment scale (<10 km(2)), whereas major management pressures lie in the lowlands, and for catchment management units of about 300-400 km(2). Particular problems arise for permeable lowland catchments: the scientific understanding of the major UK aquifers (the Chalk and the Triassic Sandstone) is poor, and tools for the integrated modelling of surface water-groundwater interactions are limited. In response to these factors, the LOwland CAtchment Research programme (LOCAR) was conceived. A major objective of the programme is to develop new interdisciplinary science and improved modelling tools to meet the challenges of integrated catchment management. The paper describes the research programme and addresses the issues raised in designing and implementing a major interdisciplinary research initiative.
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页码:369 / 385
页数:17
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