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Applying Geomorphology to Environmental Management This book is an IMPORTANT addition to any library about the workings and restoration of the worlds rivers. This book contains papers on basic research and practical dealings with Fluvial systems Sediment Chemical pollution Fish habitat Severely impacted channels |
In each section, different authors display the many ways
that Dr. Schumms ideas have been applied from the purely theoretical
(how do sediment particles move on the bed of a stream, and how do they create
bedforms?) to the eminently practical (how does one redesign and rebuild a severely
impacted river channel, or how to determine appropriate habitat for endangered
fishes?). Each section of this tribute volume to Dr. Schumm displays the seeds
of his original ideas and later work covering a now 45-year career (and
still going!). His former graduate students have used both his techniques and
his theoretical concepts to expand the field of fluvial geomorphology, often
in surprising ways.
The first section on primary fluvial processes deals with
the dynamics of braided and meandering channels in a variety of geomorphic terraines
from extreme hot desert to periglacial Alaska, with a small rainfall-erosional
facility thrown in for good measure. The section on extreme events deals with
earthquakes and floods, their effects on fluvial systems, and using fluvial
geomorphology to determine paleoseismicity.
Several authors address anthropogenic effects on fluvial
systems. This vital section deals with flow augmentation, pollution, and
channel incision; all important issues for those interested in disturbed fluvial
channels and channel mitigation. Some anthropogenic effects are also noted in
the section on applied fluvial geomorphology. This section addresses fluvial
systems impacted by sediment slugs and climate change, but also addresses the
ways in which fluvial geomorphology can be used to assess habitat for endangered
fish. The final section on engineering geomorphology covers design issues and
channel response to dam building a classic case of complex response.
This volume is an important addition to the bookshelves of those who are concerned
with the workings and restoration of the worlds rivers. It contains papers
not only on basic research on fluvial systems, but also addresses a variety
of practical issues facing individuals who deal with sediment and chemical pollution,
fish habitat, and severely impacted channels. Publ. 2001, WRP
Of special interest, also see: Gravel-Bed Rivers V and Gravel-Bed Rivers in the Environment (IV)
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