How did rivers contribute to the economic and political development of modern Africa? How did African and European notions of nature's value and meaning differ? And how have these evaluations of Africa's rivers changed between 1850 and the present day? Drawing upon examples from…
"How did rivers contribute to the economic and political development of modern Africa? How did African and European notions of nature's value and meaning differ? And has the approach to development of Africa's rivers changed between 1850 and the present day? Drawing upon example…
Braided rivers
by Bristow, C. S., Best, J. L.
fromGEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. Special publications
Braided rivers
by Bristow, C. S., Best, J. L.
fromGeological Society special publication
Braided rivers are of considerable importance to the geologist, geomorphologist and engineer and an understanding of their dynamics and deposits holds many key economic applications. This book presents the first interdisciplinary approach to the study of braided rivers, with com…
Braided rivers
by Bristow, C. S., Best, J. L.
fromGeological Society special publication
This text offers a thorough analysis of erosion, transport and sedimentation of soil and solid particles by surface waters. The author has aimed for simplicity of presentation, stressing physical understanding based on Newtonian mechanics. He explains fundamental concepts pertai…