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River Restoration: Managing the Uncertainty in Restoring Physical Habitat

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
047086706X, 9780470867068, 9780470867075
LCC
TC409 .D28 2008
Open Library ID
OL10296574M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11310854 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
328\330
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

River restoration projects are designed to recreate functional characteristics within a context of physical stability. They tend to focus on the development and application of geomorphic principles for river restoration design. Due to different models obtaining different results on the same problem, incomplete or absent data, and climatic/social/cultural changes, the designers and managers of such projects frequently face high levels of uncertainty.This book will provide a systematic overview of the issues involved in minimizing and coping with uncertainty in river restoration projects. A series of thematic sections will be used to define the various sources of uncertainty in restoration projects and how these show at different points in the life cycle (design, construction and post-construction phases) of restoration projects. The structure of the book will offer a rational theoretical analysis of the problem while providing practical guidance in managing the different sources of uncertainty. A wide range of case studies will be included from Europe, North America and Australasia

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