Channelized Rivers: Perspectives for Environmental Management

by Andrew Brookes

Channelized Rivers Perspectives for Environmental Management Andrew Brookes Environmental Consultant, Reading, UK For centuries engineers have modified river channels in order to control floods, drain land, prevent erosion and improve navigation. The natural shape of many rivers has been dramatically changed, often with dire environmental consequences. This book demonstrates the role fluvial geomorphology can play in the design of river channels,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471919799
• ISBN13: 9780471919797
• Release Date: March 1989
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"