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Author : G. Mathias Kondolf
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Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Freshwater Gravel Mining and Dredging Issues written by G. Mathias Kondolf and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 5 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)
Download or read book Environmental Effects of Dredging. The Value of Gravel Disposal Mounds in River Side Channels for Freshwater Mussels written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This note provides information on the value of gravel disposal mounds in river side channels for freshwater mussels. Basic guidelines are suggested from this information to guide site selection for beneficial disposal of gravel. Gravel shoals occasionally must be dredged from river navigation channels. Side channels (i.e., the channel around islands that does not include the marked navigation lane) have historically been preferred sites for disposal of such dredged material. Multiple disposal events form closely adjacent disposal mounds during each maintenance dredging operation. These coarse-grained sediment mounds in flowing water are potentially valuable habitat for a number of riverine fishes and invertebrates (Miller et al. 1988) including commercially and ecologically valuable as well as some Federally Endangered species of freshwater mussels (Miller et al. 1987, Payne and Miller, in preparation). Many gravel shoals in large inland rivers were destroyed by major alterations of inland rivers, such as dredging and impoundment, to support navigation and other uses of waterways (e.g., Isom 1969). Strategic placement of dredged material can be used to re-create riverine gravel shoals without interfering with other uses of inland waterways.
Author : Vince Beiser
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399576444
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (995 download)
Download or read book The World in a Grain written by Vince Beiser and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial role it plays in our lives. After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other--even more than oil. Every concrete building and paved road on Earth, every computer screen and silicon chip, is made from sand. From Egypt's pyramids to the Hubble telescope, from the world's tallest skyscraper to the sidewalk below it, from Chartres' stained-glass windows to your iPhone, sand shelters us, empowers us, engages us, and inspires us. It's the ingredient that makes possible our cities, our science, our lives--and our future. And, incredibly, we're running out of it. The World in a Grain is the compelling true story of the hugely important and diminishing natural resource that grows more essential every day, and of the people who mine it, sell it, build with it--and sometimes, even kill for it. It's also a provocative examination of the serious human and environmental costs incurred by our dependence on sand, which has received little public attention. Not all sand is created equal: Some of the easiest sand to get to is the least useful. Award-winning journalist Vince Beiser delves deep into this world, taking readers on a journey across the globe, from the United States to remote corners of India, China, and Dubai to explain why sand is so crucial to modern life. Along the way, readers encounter world-changing innovators, island-building entrepreneurs, desert fighters, and murderous sand pirates. The result is an entertaining and eye-opening work, one that is both unexpected and involving, rippling with fascinating detail and filled with surprising characters.
Author : Qian Zhu
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004505911
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)
Download or read book River-Sand Mining: An Ethnography of Resource Conflict in China written by Qian Zhu and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-01-10 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone who cares about the environment cannot ignore the overmining of river-sand. This book explores how river sand in Zhuang villages in China has been overexploited with disastrous environmental (or social and environmental) consequences, despite official state ownership of the sand, national and local laws regulating mining, and peasant resistance.
Author : D. Padmalal
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9401791449
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Sand Mining written by D. Padmalal and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-12 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses most of the environmental impacts of sand mining from small rivers The problems and solutions addressed in this book are applicable to all rivers that drain through densely populated tropical coasts undergoing rapid economic growth. Many rivers in the world are drastically being altered to levels often beyond their natural resilience capability. Among the different types of human interventions, mining of sand and gravel is the most disastrous one, as the activity threatens the very existence of river ecosystem. A better understanding of sand budget is necessary if the problems of river and coastal environments are to be solved.
Author : Raj Kumar Bhattacharya
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030722961
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (37 download)
Download or read book River Sand Mining Modelling and Sustainable Practice written by Raj Kumar Bhattacharya and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-07-31 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Worldwide demand for sand and gravel is increasing daily, as the need for these materials continues to rise, for example in the construction sector, in land filling and for transportation sector based infrastructural projects. This results in over-extraction of sand from channel beds, and hampers the natural renewal of sediment, geological setup and morphological processes of the riverine system. In India, illegal sand mining (of alluvial channels) and gravel mining (of perennial channels) are two anthropogenic issues that negatively affect the sustainable drainage system. Along the Kangsabati River in India, the consequences of sand mining are very serious. The construction of Mukutmonipur Dam (1958) on the river causes huge sediment deposition along the middle and downstream areas, these same areas are also intensely mined for sand (instream and on the flood plain). Geospatial models are applied in order to better understand the state and the resilience of stream hydraulics, morphological and river ecosystem variables during pre-mining and post-mining stages, using micro-level datasets of the Kangsabati River. The book also includes practicable measures to minimize the environmental consequences of instream mining in respect to optimum sand mining. It discusses the threshold limits of each variable in stream hydraulics, morphological and river ecological regime, and also discusses the most affected variables. Consequently, all outputs will be very useful for students, researchers, academicians, decision makers and practitioners and will facilitate applying these techniques to create models for other river basins.
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Total Pages : 492 pages
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Download or read book Proposed Issuing of a Multiple Species Incidental Take Permit for the Daybreak Mine Expansion and Habitat Enhancement Project written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : Deepmoni Deka
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811984646
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (119 download)
Download or read book Sustainable Environment written by Deepmoni Deka and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-14 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers topics that addresses the global environmental issues, their challenges, and mitigation strategies for sustainable development. Some of the major challenges global environment is facing currently are global warming induced climate change because of which various extreme weather events such as flood, drought, cyclone, forest fires have increased. Industrialization with urbanization and human anthropogenic activities have caused detrimental effect on the environment resulting in environmental pollution (air and water pollution), deforestation, degradation of ecosystems, soil erosion, ground water depletion, drinking water scarcity, biodiversity loss, depletion of fossil fuels, etc. Therefore, it has become utmost necessary to switch to significant lifestyle stages along with conservation of natural resources for a sustainable environment. Sustainable environment may be defined as the practice of responsibly managing natural resources and protect overall ecosystem to support health and well-being of present and future generations. One of the major environment sustainability is the use of renewable sources of energy such as solar, wind, hydroelectric, and biomass which will reduce environmental pollution and also minimize resource misuse. At the same time, crop rotation, solid waste management, water treatment, wastewater treatment are some of the sustainable practices we must carry out for a sustainable environment. Hope, the content of the book gives an overview of recent developments, knowledge gaps related to new research areas related to environment and their future prospects.
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Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)
Download or read book Environmental Effects of Dredging: Construction of a Submerged Gravel Bar Habitat Using Dredged Material written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This note provides information on techniques, materials, and equipment necessary to construct submerged aquatic habitats in large waterways using coarse-grained sediments. Gravel bars are notable natural features of rivers and streams that have not been altered by water resource development. Gravel and cobble- sized materials provide points of attachment and anchorage for aquatic organisms such as insect larvae, snails, and worms (Hynes 1970). Coarse-grained particulates stabilize fine substrate and allow colonization by long-lived invertebrates such as freshwater mussels. Particle size distribution, degree of embeddedness, and presence of attached organic matter and plants determine the characteristics of invertebrate communities in flowing water systems (Cummins and Lauff 1968, Brusven and Prather 1974, Walton 1978).
Author : Subashisa Dutta
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9819944236
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (199 download)
Download or read book Recent Development in River Corridor Management written by Subashisa Dutta and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-08-17 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the select proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on River Corridor Research and Management (2022). It describes various topics on fluvio-hydro-ecological processes of river systems. The topics covered include river hydraulics, river dynamics, experimental and field hydraulics and remote sensing applications. The book also discusses the river aquatic health, river ecology and other aligned areas. The book is a valuable reference for research scholars, academicians, river scientists and practitioners working in the areas of river science.
Author : Nazmul H. Siddique
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482244837
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (822 download)
Download or read book Nature-Inspired Computing written by Nazmul H. Siddique and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nature-Inspired Computing: Physics and Chemistry-Based Algorithms provides a comprehensive introduction to the methodologies and algorithms in nature-inspired computing, with an emphasis on applications to real-life engineering problems. The research interest for Nature-inspired Computing has grown considerably exploring different phenomena observed in nature and basic principles of physics, chemistry, and biology. The discipline has reached a mature stage and the field has been well-established. This endeavour is another attempt at investigation into various computational schemes inspired from nature, which are presented in this book with the development of a suitable framework and industrial applications. Designed for senior undergraduates, postgraduates, research students, and professionals, the book is written at a comprehensible level for students who have some basic knowledge of calculus and differential equations, and some exposure to optimization theory. Due to the focus on search and optimization, the book is also appropriate for electrical, control, civil, industrial and manufacturing engineering, business, and economics students, as well as those in computer and information sciences. With the mathematical and programming references and applications in each chapter, the book is self-contained, and can also serve as a reference for researchers and scientists in the fields of system science, natural computing, and optimization.
Author : S. Anand Babu
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000889688
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)
Download or read book Fifth World Congress on Disaster Management: Volume V written by S. Anand Babu and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-04-27 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM) brings researchers, policy makers and practitioners from around the world in the same platform to discuss various challenging issues of disaster risk management, enhance understanding of risks and advance actions for reducing risks and building resilience to disasters. The fifth WCDM deliberates on three critical issues that pose the most serious challenges as well as hold the best possible promise of building resilience to disasters. These are Technology, Finance, and Capacity. WCDM has emerged as the largest global conference on disaster management outside the UN system. The fifth WCDM was attended by more than 2500 scientists, professionals, policy makers, practitioners all around the world despite the prevalence of pandemic.
Author : Speed, Robert
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9231001655
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)
Download or read book River restoration: a strategic approach to planning and management written by Speed, Robert and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : K. Ramamohan Reddy
Publisher : Allied Publishers
ISBN 13 : 8184249527
Total Pages : 1310 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (842 download)
Download or read book HYDROLOGY AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT written by K. Ramamohan Reddy and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2014-10-20 with total page 1310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Proceeding contains the following sections: i) Groundwater Exploration and Exploitation; (ii) RS&GIS Applications in Water Resources; (iii) Watershed Management: Hydrological, Socio-Economic and Cultural Models; (iv) Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies; (v) Rainwater Harvesting and Rural and Urban Water Supplies; (vi) Floods, Reservoir Sedimentation and Seawater Intrusion; (vii) Water Quality, Pollution and Environment; (viii) Irrigation Management; (ix) Water Logging and Water Productivity in Agriculture; (x) Groundwater Quality; (xi) Hydrologic Parameter Estimation and Modelling; (xii) Climate Change, Water, Food and Environmental Security; (xiii) Groundwater Recharge and Modelling; (xiv) Computational Methods in Hydrology; (xv) Soil and Water Conservation Technologies.
Author : Bidhan Chandra Patra
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030835537
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)
Download or read book River Health and Ecology in South Asia written by Bidhan Chandra Patra and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-12-01 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reviews recent hydrological and environmental issues resulting from human-induced water pollution practices while providing case studies on the physical, chemical, and eco-biological techniques used to mitigate the impacts of river ecosystem pollution in South Asian countries. The book demonstrates the key methods of measurement, monitoring, mapping, and modeling of river water quality and how it is impacted by pollution and incorporates contemporary geospatial technological applications for the management and sustainability of future water resources. The major topics that the book addresses are the fundamental concepts of river ecosystem health, riverine ecology and habitats, risk assessment of riverine pollution, and technology-based river pollution control strategies. The book will serve as an interdisciplinary guide for researchers, students, and GIS specialists working in various disciplines, including pollution hazards, river ecosystem restoration, water quality, remote sensing, zoology, natural resources management, and environmental geography.
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Total Pages : 560 pages
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Download or read book Commercial Sand and Gravel Dredging Operations in the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers, Pennsylvania written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
