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Target Audience

The book is aimed at river management practitioners at
all levels and is applicable to the UK, Europe and to river
basins across the world.

It is valuable for senior and middle managers and
scientists engaged in river basin planning and water
resource protection. It can be read at high level by those
influencing the broader policy and implementation.

River management officers, water company and
environmental protection agency staff and consultant
engineers will also find this invaluable.

It provides a depth of technical information and
reference to help those directly engaged in developing,
commissioning and implementing biological and
ecological monitoring programmes and initiatives aimed
at improving river and lake health.

Academic staff and researchers working on the natural
environment need access to practical biological and
ecological assessment methods and the management
policies that they support. This information is also critical
to the development of new methods of management and
river health assessment.

The book can also be used by:
• Lecturers and students at all levels in universities, and
is linked to training courses and teaching material.

• NGOs, Rivers Trusts, partner organisations and
volunteers.

• Water recreational users, anglers and boat users.

The UK leaving the EU brings new challenges and
uncertainty to river management both in the UK and
across the EU.

Capturing current knowledge and best practice will help
this transition and allow the next generation of biologists
and ecologists to build and enhance the knowledge and
skills needed to protect our water environment.

We hope that this handbook will assist in this process.

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