River Channel Restoration

Guiding Principles for Sustainable Projects
Herausgeber: Brookes, Andrew; Shields, Doug

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

River Channel Restoration summarises the current state of the art for river channel, floodplain and catchment restoration, and provides practical guiding principles for river managers. Fundamental principles are illustrated with case studies and experiences in a wide range of settings, principally Northern Europe and North America.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley John + Sons
• xviii, 433 p., 4 p. of plates :
• Seitenzahl: 458
• Erscheinungstermin: August 1996
• Abmessung: 252mm x 175mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 1002g
• ISBN-13: 9780471961390
• ISBN-10: 0471961396
• Artikelnr.: 24502683

Inhaltsangabe

Perspectives on River Channel Restoration (A. Brookes & F.Shields).
GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND METHODS FOR RESTORATION.
Hydraulic and Hydrologic Stability (F. Shields).
Geomorphological Principles for Restoring Channels (A. Brookes& D. Sear).
Habitat Enhancement (A. Brookes, et al.).
CATCHMENT AND FLOODPLAIN CONTEXTS.
Catchment Approach to Planning Channel Restoration (G. Kondolf& P. Downs).
The Sediment System and Channel Stability (D. Sear).
Water Quality Issues in River Channel Restoration (E.Herricks).
Floodplain Restoration and Riparian Zone Management (A. Brookes, etal.).
CASE STUDIES.
River Restoration Experience in Northern Europe (A. Brookes).
Lowland Stream Restoration in Denmark (M. Nielsen).
Restoration Approaches in California (J. Haltiner, et al.).
Naturalization of Headwater Streams in Illinois: Challenges
andPossibilities (B. Rhoads & E. Herricks).
Restoring the Hydrogeomorphology of the Channelized Kissimmee River(L.
Toth).
Towards an Approach to Sustainable River Restoration (A. Brookes& F.
Shields).
Indexes.