River Channel Management

Part One Introduction: the need for river channel management. Part Two Retrospect: land use changes conditioning river management; river channel management - early 20th century approaches. Part Three Realisation: consequences of river engineering; river channel sensitivity to change; ecological unity of the river corridor; integrated river basin planning. Part Four Requirements: post-modern river management - river restoration; environmental assessment in support of river channel management; environmental aligned river engineering - working with the river. Part Five Revision: design with nature - prospects for 21st century river channel management.