This thesis examines the challenges for environmental research in UK archives and presents possible solutions for archivists to implement. It is the result of a collaboration between the University of Liverpool (jointly between the departments of Geography and History) and the S…
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Natural climatic variability, changing climatic conditions, periodic droughts, andexcessive moisture events impact agriculture, industry, municipalities, and surface waterresource management throughout the Canadian Prairie Provinces. Persistent, large-areadroughts are some of th…
The eastern basin acid mine drainage treatment plant was launched in February 2017. The short-term treatment (STT) of acid mine drainage (AMD) involves a high-density sludge management system and the purpose of the treatment is to discharge improved (neutralised) quality of wate…
Rivers play a symbolic role in the story of Israel's formation as a people found within the Hebrew Bible. From the primeval period to the return from exile, Israel's history and understanding of themselves as a people with shared identity and collective memory is tied to their i…
Flooding problems may never be solved as long as people live in proximity of riverbanks with high inundation risk. A rational approach well embraced by civil engineers is to derive flood estimates and adopt mitigation measures corresponding to an acceptable risk level. However s…
Traditionally, the interactions between geomorphic character and aquatic biodiversity have been widely acknowledged, but poorly quantified. However, the coupling of these disciplines is currently rising up legislative and political agendas, such as the European Union Water Frame…
This thesis develops and tests a classification of ‘near-natural’ European single-thread rivers, which are free to adjust to fluvial processes. The research involves subdividing rivers along a continuum of geomorphological characteristics to assign river reaches to geomorphologi…
Braided rivers are complex, fascinating fluvial pattern, which represent the natural state of many gravel and sand bed rivers. Both natural and human causes may force a change in the boundary conditions, and consequently impact the river functionality. Detailed knowledge on the …
Many urban rivers receive significant inputs of metal-contaminated sediments from their catchments. Their restoration has the potential to increase the deposition and accumulation of these sediments from greater sediment supply and increased channel hydraulic complexity, creatin…
In this dissertation I examine the failure to find a negotiated solution for managing transboundary water resources among Turkey, Syria and Iraq, and propose an integrated approach with a focus on human security and redefined national interest. This approach incorporates knowled…
Estimating the relative contribution of heavy metals and nutrients loads from diffuse and point sources and various hydrological pathways is a major research challenge in catchment hydrology. Understanding of the transfer, loads and concentration of these loads in basins is usef…
Historical and future climate change is likely to be one of the key drivers of alterations seen in catchments globally. The implications of changing precipitation patterns in particular range from increased seasonality of flows, to changing frequency, duration, and severity of e…
Algonquin Provincial Park (APP), located in south-central Ontario, spans an area of 7,635 km 2 and is a destination for over 800,000 visitors a year. These visitors include cottage owners, as cottages have been leased in APP since the early 1900s. In October 2017, policy makers …
Accurate projections of flooding are critical to climate change adaptation, as floods are a devastating and costly natural disaster sensitive to climate. Floods occur mainly in response to extreme precipitation, and the northeastern United States has experienced a dramatic incre…
Development has been occurring within New Jersey along the Raritan River floodplain for centuries resulting in numerous fatalities and expensive property damage. In the last century, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has been the leading task force to combat flooding with…
Images of animals were produced in abundance in the Low Countries during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Animals appeared in prints, the pages of natural history catalogs, and the backgrounds of paintings, eventually emerging in their own right as a primary subject in p…
This floristic inventory is focused on the upper portion of the Sespe Creek watershed in northern Ventura County, California. Sespe Creek is a Wild and Scenic River in the Los Padres National Forest (LPNF). The Sespe Creek has substantial intact riparian habitats and high levels…
This dissertation examines the regional and seasonal variability of extreme precipitation and atmospheric rivers (ARs) across the contiguous United States (CONUS) in past, present, and future climates. An extreme precipitation categorization scheme, designed to monitor and track…
Across the Southeastern United States (SEUS) growing populations are increasing demand on water resources and infrastructure. Understanding the long-term natural flow regime of rivers is critical to developing accurate models of water level variability needed for appropriate wat…