River restoration

Gravel bed rivers VI: from process understanding to river restoration

by Piegay, Herve, Rinaldi, Massimo, Habersack, Helmut

fromDevelopments in earth surface processes

0 Type: Book

Based on the interdisciplinary approaches between earth science, engineering, physical geography, ecology and management, this text focuses on the theoretical questions, case-studies, challenges, and constraints taken from river restoration. It is illustrated with reports of new…

Gravel bed rivers VI: from process understanding to river restoration

by Piegay, Herve, Rinaldi, Massimo, Habersack, Helmut

fromDevelopments in earth surface processes

0 Type: Book

Based on the interdisciplinary approaches between earth science, engineering, physical geography, ecology and management, this text focuses on the theoretical questions, case-studies, challenges, and constraints taken from river restoration. It is illustrated with reports of new…

1. Realigning rivers is becoming common as a solution to conflicting needs of land development and ecosystem preservation. Although an increasing number of projects are monitored, exactly how these channels develop as functional stream ecosystems is still poorly understood. Mini…

Many rivers have been channelized and straightened in large parts of the world in the past centuries. These measures were taken to drain the land, to produce hydropower, to enhance navigation and to reduce bank erosion. However, in the last decades, realization has grown that ch…