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The Wetlands Handbook is a comprehensive analysis aimed at placing the care and understanding of wetlands more firmly at the heart of environmental management. A departure from more traditional scientific treatises on wetland ecosystems, this two-volume set adopts a functional approach with a focus on freshwater wetlands. Each chapter links fundamental scientific and technical knowledge with sound management policy. This type of linkage appeals to a growing community of wetland managers, researchers, and policy and regulatory decision-makers, including those working today to restore the marshlands of Southern Iraq.Chapters are authored by international experts in the fields of hydrology, ecology, engineering ecosystem restoration, catchments management, wetland and conservation policy, and socio-economics. They offer an overview of wetlands in the wider global environment, as well as a focus on more specific issues. Numerous examples and case studies are used to illustrate: how ecosystems work and are best utilized how to measure wetlands effectiveness and address its failures methods for wetlands restoration
