River Channel Management
Hodder Arnold (Publisher)
Published on 30. January 2004
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-0-340-75968-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a critical assessment of current research on river channel management, bringing together in a cohesive form material currently found in a number of disparate sources. Aimed at upper-level undergraduates and Masters students, it explains why river channel management is needed, what needs to be managed, and examines how river management has changed over the historical term. It goes on to outline current methods of management - in a wide range of contexts - and draws on examples from around the world to demonstrate the efficacy and applicability of each.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
50 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-340-75968-4 (9780340759684)
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Content
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.