Tools in fluvial geomorphology

by Kondolf, G. Mathias Piegay, Herve

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Title Statements

Full title :Tools in fluvial geomorphology / edited by G. Mathias Kondolf, University of California, Berkeley, USA, and Hervé Piégay, CNRS, University of Lyon, France.

Summary

"Fluvial Geomorphology studies the biophysical processes acting in rivers, and the sediment patterns and landforms resulting from them. It is a discipline of synthesis, with roots in geology, geography, and river engineering, and with strong interactions with allied fields such as ecology, engineering and landscape architecture. This book comprehensively reviews tools used in fluvial geomorphology, at a level suitable to guide the selection of research methods for a given question. Presenting an integrated approach to the interdisciplinary nature of the subject, it provides guidance for researchers and professionals on the tools available to answer questions on river restoration and management. Thoroughly updated since the first edition in 2003 by experts in their subfields, the book presents state-of-the-art tools that have revolutionized fluvial geomorphology in recent decades, such as physical and numerical modelling, remote sensing and GIS, new field techniques, advances in dating, tracking and sourcing, statistical approaches as well as more traditional methods such as the systems framework, stratigraphic analysis, form and flow characterisation and historical analysis"--Back cover.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2016.
Edition:Second edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wiley-Blackwell
Place of Publication:Oxford, UK
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016.

The Physical Object

Description:xvii, 541 pages : : illustrations ; : 29 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780470684054, 0470684054
oclc:ocn940455152
LC Classification:GB562
Dewey Decimal:551.3/5

Background. Tools in fluvial geomorphology : problem statement and recent practice / G. Mathias Kondolf and Hervé Piégay -- The Temporal Framework : Dating and Assessing Geomorphological Trends. Surficial geological tools in fluvial geomorphology / Robert B. Jacobson, Jim E. O'Connor and Takashi Oguchi -- Archaeology and human artefacts / Anthony G. Brown, François Petit and L. Allen James -- Using historical data in fluvial geomorphology / Robert C. Grabowski and Angela M. Gurnell -- The Spatial Framework : Emphasizing Spatial Structure and Nested Character of Fluvial Forms. System approaches in fluvial geomorphology / Hervé Piégay -- Analysis of remotely sensed data for fluvial geomorphology and river science / David Gilvear and Robert Bryant -- Geomorphic classification of rivers and streams / G. Mathias Kondolf, Hervé Piégay, Laurent Schmitt and David R. Montgomery -- Modelling catchment processes / Peter W. Downs and Rafael Real de Asua -- Chemical, Physical and Biological Evidence : Dating, Emphasizing Spatial Structure and Fluvial Processes. Using environmental radionuclides, mineral magnetism and sediment geochemistry for tracing and dating fine fluvial sediments / Des Wal…

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