River Flows & Channel Forms

Modern river management faces three main challenges: to meet growing demands for water resources, to control water quality and achieve effective waste management, and to sustain water and land resource values, including biodiversity and nature conservation. Integrated land and water planning based on the river catchment is a prime goal of sustainable development - but this must be based on a sound scientific understanding of the physical and chemical processes that drive river ecosystems. This textbook presents the ... Read More

Modern river management faces three main challenges: to meet growing demands for water resources, to control water quality and achieve effective waste management, and to sustain water and land resource values, including biodiversity and nature conservation. Integrated land and water planning based on the river catchment is a prime goal of sustainable development - but this must be based on a sound scientific understanding of the physical and chemical processes that drive river ecosystems. This textbook presents the fundamental physical basis for understanding river systems. In a series of reviews, worldwide experts discuss the principles of river hydrology and fluvial geomorphology - all set within the context of environmentally sensitive river management Read Less