The Drava River

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´. 

Index.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The Drava Basin: Geological and geomorphological setting.- 3 Land use.- 4 Climate change.- 5 Hydrogeomorphology.- 6 Hydrological characteristics of the Drava River in Croatia.- 7 Water and sediment discharge along the Hungarian section.- 8 River regulation.- 9 Human impact on water budget.- 10 Flood hazard.- 11 Evolution of the Drava floodplain in Hungary in the last 100 years.- 12 Oxbow lakes: hydromorphology.- 13 Oxbow lakes: vegetation history and conservation.- 14 Floodplain connectivity.- 15 Water quality of the Lower Drava River.- 16 Macroinnvertebrates and fishes of the Drava.- 17 Floodplain forests.- 18 Nature conservation and floodplain rehabilitation.- rehabilitation of side arms.- 20 Landscape rehabilitation: Old Drava Programme.- Bibliography.- Glossary. 

"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)