River Dynamics

River Dynamics
Author: Bruce L. Rhoads
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2020-04-29
Genre: 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.

Anastomosing Rivers

Anastomosing Rivers
Author: Bart Makaske
Publisher: Koninklijk Nederlands Aardrijks
Total Pages: 314
Release: 1998
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

Braided Rivers

Braided Rivers
Author: Gregory H. Sambrook Smith
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2009-03-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1444304380

This important book brings together eighteen cutting-edge researchpapers first presented at the Second International Conference onBraided Rivers. It includes the latest research on the dynamics,deposits and ecology of these rivers. Essential reading for geomorphologists, earth scientists,engineers and ecologists with a pure and applied interest in thestudy, modelling and management of braided rivers.

Fluvial Depositional Systems

Fluvial Depositional Systems
Author: Andrew Miall
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2013-08-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319006665

This book is intended to complement the author's 1996 book "The geology of fluvial deposits", not to replace it. The book summarizes methods of mapping and interpretation of fluvial depositional systems, with a detailed treatment of the tectonic, climatic and eustatic controls on fluvial depositional processes. It focuses on the preserved, ancient depositional record and emphasizes large-scale (basin-scale) depositional processes. Tectonic and climatic controls of fluvial sedimentation and the effects of base-level change on sequence architecture are discussed. Profusely illustrated and with an extensive reference to the recent literature, this book will be welcomed by the student and professional geologist alike.

Flooding and Management of Large Fluvial Lowlands

Flooding and Management of Large Fluvial Lowlands
Author: Paul F. Hudson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2021-11-25
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0521768608

Examines interrelations between flood management, flooding, and environmental change, for advanced students, researchers, and practitioners.