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The Drava River

Environmental Problems and Solutions

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  • © 2019

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Editors:
  1. Dénes Lóczy

    1. Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

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  • Provides a well-illustrated and ideal reference on the Drava River
  • Offers a valuable source of information on hydrology, morphology and wildlife
  • Assesses the perspectives of rehabilitation of riverine habitats, citing examples of specific projects

Part of the book series: Springer Geography (SPRINGERGEOGR)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Dénes Lóczy
    Pages 1-3

  3. The Drava Basin: Geological and Geomorphological Setting

    • Dénes Lóczy
    Pages 5-25

  4. Land Use in the Drava Basin: Past and Present

    • Gerhard Karl Lieb, Wolfgang Sulzer
    Pages 27-43

  5. Climate and Climate Change in the Drava-Mura Catchment

    • Dénes Lóczy
    Pages 45-59

  6. Hydromorphology of the Lower Drava

    • Ulrich Schwarz
    Pages 61-77

  7. Hydrological Characteristics of the Drava River in Croatia

    • Lidija Tadić, Tamara Brleković
    Pages 79-90

  8. Sediment Transport of the Drava River

    • Enikő Anna Tamás
    Pages 91-103

  9. Flood History and River Regulation

    • Hrvoje Petrić, Enikő Anna Tamás, Dénes Lóczy
    Pages 105-124

  10. Human Impacts on Water Regime

    • Ognjen Bonacci, Dijana Oskoruš
    Pages 125-137

  11. Channel Incision Along the Lower Drava

    • Alajos Burián, Gábor Horváth, László Márk
    Pages 139-156

  12. Evolution of the Drava Floodplain in Hungary in the Last 100 Years

    • Tímea Kiss, Gábor Andrási
    Pages 157-175

  13. Oxbow Lakes: Hydromorphology

    • Dénes Lóczy, József Dezső, Péter Gyenizse, Szabolcs Czigány, Gabriella Tóth
    Pages 177-198

  14. Oxbow Lakes: Vegetation History and Conservation

    • Adrienne Ortmann-Ajkai
    Pages 199-213

  15. Floodplain Connectivity

    • József Dezső, Dénes Lóczy, Ali Mohamed Salem, Gábor Nagy
    Pages 215-230

  16. Water Quality of the Lower Drava River

    • Anita Dolgosné Kovács, Gabriella Tóth, Dénes Lóczy
    Pages 231-245

  17. Aquatic Macroinvertebrates of the Drava River and Its Floodplain

    • Arnold Móra, Zoltán Csabai
    Pages 247-279

  18. Fishes of the Drava River

    • Péter Sály
    Pages 281-297

  19. Floodplain Forests

    • Balázs Kevey
    Pages 299-336

  20. Nature Conservation

    • Dénes Lóczy, Rok Ciglić
    Pages 337-344
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About this book

This monograph summarizes the environmental issues concerning the channel and the floodplain of the Drava River. It describes the diverse forms of human impact (river regulation, damming and reservoirs, dredging etc.) and the environmental changes of hydrological regime, sediment transport, biodiversity etc. involved. 

The transboundary nature of the river is emphasized and the resulting problems are outlined. Special attention is devoted to the evolution and present condition of the floodplain (drainage pattern, oxbow lakes and their vegetation). The possible solutions to environmental problems are illustrated by a review of ongoing and planned rehabilitation measures. 


The book is amply illustrated with maps, cross/sections, diagrams and photographs. The international team of authors (representing all countries crossed by the Drava River: Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Hungary) appro
ach the topic from different aspects.Thus, the reader is provided with a comprehensive picture of this, up until now, little studied European river. 

Reviews


“The book intensively discusses topics like flood storage, local climate regulation, water-sport possibilities, and revitalisation of traditional forms of agriculture, including the reintroduction and local processing of old fruit species.” (Tibor József Novák, Hungarian Geographical Bulletin, Vol. 68 (1), 2019)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

    Dénes Lóczy

About the editor

Dénes Lóczy, DSc, is the Head of the Institute of Environmental Sciences at the University of Pécs (Hungary). His research interests include floodplain geomorphology, management and human impact on the environment. He is editor of the books ´Landscapes and Landforms of Hungary´ and ´Geomorphological Impacts of Extreme Weather´, previously published by Springer. In addition, he co-edited the books ´Anthropogenic Geomorphology´ and ´Recent Landform Evolution´. 

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