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2
Explain the way that human-induced
climate change may affect the
hydrological regime for a region.
FURTHER READING
Acreman, M. (ed.) (2000)
The hydrology of the UK, a
study of change
. Routledge, London.
Chapters by different authors looking at change in
the UK.
Global Water Partnership (2004) Catalyzing
change: a handbook for developing integrated water
resources management (IWRM) and water efficiency
strategies. Published by GWP.
A handbook on practical steps to achieving IWRM.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
(2007)
Climate change 2007
. Cambridge University
Press, Cambridge.
Various reports are published by the IPCC,
summaries of which can be found at http://www.
ipcc.ch
3
Assess the role of land use change as a
major variable in forcing change in the
hydrological regime for a region near
you.
4
Compare and contrast the impact of
urbanisation to the impact of land use
change on general hydrology within
the country where you live.
5
Discuss the major issues facing water
resource managers over the next fifty
years in a specified geographical
region.
