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Description for River Management
Hardcover. The text describes the impact and management of rivers and covers issues of river channel stability, flood control, water quality, amelioration of detrimental impacts of utilitarian uses and provision of in-stream habitat in a generally arid continent. Editor(s): Brizga, Sandra; Finlayson, Brian L. Series: International Association of Geomorphologists. Num Pages: 310 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1F; 1MBF; RBGD; RBKF; RNF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 718.
Only in Australasia can the effect of technological societies onriver systems be truly analysed and this unique, accessible bookcovers key issues in river management from a geomorphologicalperspective.
Australia and New Zealand were colonised only 200 years ago bycentral bureaucratic administrations. For the whole period ofEuropean settlement most river management activities have beencarried out by government agencies and the record of theiractivities is relatively complete. These countries thereforeprovide good case studies for the impact of technological societieson river systems, having transformed their rivers in a short timefrom their 'natural' into a heavily managed condition.
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Only in Australasia can the effect of technological societies onriver systems be truly analysed and this unique, accessible bookcovers key issues in river management from a geomorphologicalperspective.
Australia and New Zealand were colonised only 200 years ago bycentral bureaucratic administrations. For the whole period ofEuropean settlement most river management activities have beencarried out by government agencies and the record of theiractivities is relatively complete. These countries thereforeprovide good case studies for the impact of technological societieson river systems, having transformed their rivers in a short timefrom their 'natural' into a heavily managed condition.
Geomorphology ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
Series
International Association of Geomorphologists
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471969761
SKU
V9780471969761
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Ref
99-50
About Brizga
Sandra Brizga is the author of River Management: The Australasian Experience, published by Wiley.
Reviews for River Management
"for bringing together some inherently fascinating case studies into a satisfying package, we should be grateful" (Zeitschrift fur Geomorphology, March 2001)