Stream Channel and Floodplain Erosion
Author : Steve Janicke
Publisher :
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 17,85 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Erosion
ISBN : 9780730975946
Author : Steve Janicke
Publisher :
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 17,85 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Erosion
ISBN : 9780730975946
Author : Steven Earle
Publisher :
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 47,64 MB
Release : 2016-08-12
Category :
ISBN : 9781537068824
This is a discount Black and white version. Some images may be unclear, please see BCCampus website for the digital version.This book was born out of a 2014 meeting of earth science educators representing most of the universities and colleges in British Columbia, and nurtured by a widely shared frustration that many students are not thriving in courses because textbooks have become too expensive for them to buy. But the real inspiration comes from a fascination for the spectacular geology of western Canada and the many decades that the author spent exploring this region along with colleagues, students, family, and friends. My goal has been to provide an accessible and comprehensive guide to the important topics of geology, richly illustrated with examples from western Canada. Although this text is intended to complement a typical first-year course in physical geology, its contents could be applied to numerous other related courses.
Author : Bill Zeedyk
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 33,36 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1603585699
Let the Water Do the Work is an important contribution to riparian restoration. By "thinking like a creek," one can harness the regenerative power of floods to reshape stream banks and rebuild floodplains along gullied stream channels. Induced Meandering is an artful blend of the natural sciences - geomorphology, hydrology and ecology - which govern channel forming processes. Induced Meandering directly challenges the dominant paradigm of river and creek stabilization by promoting the intentional erosion of selected banks while fostering deposition of eroded materials on an evolving floodplain. The river self-heals as the growth of native riparian vegetation accelerates the meandering process. Not all stream channel types are appropriate for Induced Meandering, yet the Induced Meandering philosophy of "going with the flow" can inform all stream restoration projects. Induced meandering strives to understand rivers as timeless entities governed by immutable rules serving their watersheds, setting their own timetables, and coping with their own realities as they carry mountains grain by grain to the sea. Anyone with an interest in natural resource management in these uncertain times should read this book and put these ideas to work.
Author : Bruce L. Rhoads
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 33,42 MB
Release : 2020-04-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 1108173780
Rivers are important agents of change that shape the Earth's surface and evolve through time in response to fluctuations in climate and other environmental conditions. They are fundamental in landscape development, and essential for water supply, irrigation, and transportation. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the geomorphological processes that shape rivers and that produce change in the form of rivers. It explores how the dynamics of rivers are being affected by anthropogenic change, including climate change, dam construction, and modification of rivers for flood control and land drainage. It discusses how concern about environmental degradation of rivers has led to the emergence of management strategies to restore and naturalize these systems, and how river management techniques work best when coordinated with the natural dynamics of rivers. This textbook provides an excellent resource for students, researchers, and professionals in fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, river science, and environmental policy.
Author :
Publisher : National Technical Info Svc
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 21,21 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
This document is a cooperative effort among fifteen Federal agencies and partners to produce a common reference on stream corridor restoration. It responds to a growing national and international interest in restoring stream corridors.
Author : Michael Church
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 605 pages
File Size : 17,26 MB
Release : 2012-02-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1119954258
Gravel-Bed Rivers: Processes, Tools, Environments presents a definitive review of current knowledge of gravel-bed rivers, derived from the 7th International Gravel-bed Rivers Workshop, the 5-yearly meeting of the world’s leading authorities in the field. Each chapter in the book has been specifically commissioned to represent areas in which recent progress has been made in the field. The topics covered also represent a coherent progression through the principal areas of the subject (hydraulics; sediment transport; river morphology; tools and methods; applications of science). Definitive review of the current knowledge of gravel-bed rivers Coverage of both fundamental and applied topics Edited by leading academics with contributions from key researchers Thoroughly edited for quality and consistency to provide coherent and logical progression through the principal areas of the subject.
Author : Barbara Ellis-Sugai
Publisher :
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 47,95 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN :
Author : Stanley Alfred Schumm
Publisher :
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 37,13 MB
Release : 1963
Category : Channels (Hydraulic engineering)
ISBN :
Major channel changes along the Cimarron River are related to the frequency and magnitude of floods and the departure of annual precipitation from normal.
Author : Kenneth John Gregory
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 23,65 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Author : H. James Owen
Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 29,71 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Flood control
ISBN :