Fluvial Lowlands and the Environment: Cause for Concern -- Rivers and Landscapes: A Drainage Basin Framework -- Hydrologic and Geomorphic Processes in Fluvial Lowlands and Deltas -- Dams, Rivers, and the Environment -- Sequence of Channel Engineering and Geomorphic Adjustment --…
Pressure on large fluvial lowlands has increased tremendously during the past twenty years because of flood control, urbanization, and increased dependence upon floodplains and deltas for food production. This book examines human impacts on lowland rivers, and discusses how thes…
"Large fluvial lowlands are Earth's most distinctive and productive environments but are being rapidly degraded by human activities. Pressure on large rivers and deltas has increased tremendously over past decades because of flood control, urbanization, and increased dependence …
"Large fluvial lowlands are Earth's most distinctive and productive environments but are being rapidly degraded by human activities. Pressure on large rivers and deltas has increased tremendously over past decades because of flood control, urbanization, and increased dependence …
Designed to provide guidance on the principal issues surrounding the use of timber in coastal and river engineering. This manual provides an introduction to the use and properties of timber, a framework for responsible selection and procurement of timber materials, discussion of…
Designed to provide guidance on the principal issues surrounding the use of timber in coastal and river engineering. This manual provides an introduction to the use and properties of timber, a framework for responsible selection and procurement of timber materials, discussion of…
"This manual has been designed to provide guidance on the principal issues surrounding the use of timber in coastal and river engineering." "Whilst primarily intended for practising engineers, the manual will also be a useful reference for students, procurement specialists and t…
Designed to provide guidance on the principal issues surrounding the use of timber in coastal and river engineering. This manual provides an introduction to the use and properties of timber, a framework for responsible selection and procurement of timber materials, discussion of…
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A sociological history of flood control politics that examines how local and regional pro-growth interests organized to press the federal government to protect land from flooding, and how this action altered the relationship between regions and the federa.
A sociological history of flood control politics that examines how local and regional pro-growth interests organized to press the federal government to protect land from flooding, and how this action altered the relationship between regions and the federa.
