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Author : K. S. Richards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (221 download)
Download or read book Rivers, Form and Process in Alluvial Channels written by K. S. Richards and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : K. S. Richards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781930665972
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (659 download)
Download or read book Rivers written by K. S. Richards and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1982, this remains a seminal work in geomorphology, a classic text. The reviews speak for themselves: "Rivers is undoubtedly one of the major contributions to the subject of fluvial geomorphology in the last decade. Keith Richards provides a detailed review of "the state of the art" in a field which has grown so much in recent years, that, on this basis alone, the book is a major achievement. It is an essential reference text for serious students and practitioners in geomorphology, sedimentology and river engineering." Sedimentology "In this book Keith Richards has assembled a wealth of information on the geomorphology of rivers.. (He) is to be congratulated on producing a thoroughly researched, up-to-date account of fluvial processes and landforms. This book will be a standard text for many years to come." Geography "This lucid and scholarly review will undoubtedly serve as an excellent advanced text for geomorphology courses and as a standard reference work for students in allied subjects." The Times Higher Education Supplement Keith Richards is Professor of Geography at the University of Cambridge, where he is also a Fellow of Emmanuel College. He has been a member of the Department (University Lecturer, Reader, then Professor) since 1984, and before that was at the University of Hull. He originally graduated from Cambridge, both at Bachelor and PhD levels. During his career he has published in several areas of geomorphology, but his main research focus has been in fluvial geomorphology. He has been Secretary and Chairman of the British Geomorphological Research Group, and an editor of Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. He has written or edited nine books and about 150 papers. His research interests have also included glacial hydrology, catchment and hillslope processes, and innovation in modelling and monitoring approaches in geomorphology and hydrology (such as terrestrial photogrammetry, MRI, computational fluid dynamics, and discrete element methods). He has also worked on the interaction of fluvial, hydrological and ecological processes in floodplain environments, including the roles of channel migration dynamics as a control of floodplain biodiversity, the roughness effects of woody riparian vegetation, and hydrological influences on floodplain ecology. His interests also range from the more philosophical aspects of field-based environmental research, to the application of research to practical problems (in, for example, Honduras, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Thailand, as well as in the UK and Europe).
Author : Richard Stephen
Publisher : Troll Communications
ISBN 13 : 9780816719761
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (197 download)
Download or read book Rivers written by Richard Stephen and published by Troll Communications. This book was released on 1990 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the characteristics of the world's rivers, the changes that rivers make on the land, and the course of the river to the sea.
Author : Bart Makaske
Publisher : Koninklijk Nederlands Aardrijks
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Anastomosing Rivers written by Bart Makaske and published by Koninklijk Nederlands Aardrijks. This book was released on 1998 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jeffrey F. Mount
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 052091693X
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)
Download or read book California Rivers and Streams written by Jeffrey F. Mount and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California Rivers and Streams provides a clear and informative overview of the physical and biological processes that shape California's rivers and watersheds. Jeffrey Mount introduces relevant basic principles of hydrology and geomorphology and applies them to an understanding of the differences in character of the state's many rivers. He then builds on this foundation by evaluating the impact on waterways of different land use practices—logging, mining, agriculture, flood control, urbanization, and water supply development. Water may be one of California's most valuable resources, but it is far from being one we control. In spite of channels, levees, lines and dams, the state's rivers still frequently flood, with devastating results. Almost all the rivers in California are dammed or diverted; with the booming population, there will be pressure for more intervention. Mount argues that Californians know little about how their rivers work and, more importantly, how and why land-use practices impact rivers. The forceful reconfiguration and redistribution of the rivers has already brought the state to a critical crossroads. California Rivers and Streams forces us to reevaluate our use of the state's rivers and offers a foundation for participating in the heated debates about their future.
Author : Bruce L. Rhoads
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108173780
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (81 download)
Download or read book River Dynamics written by Bruce L. Rhoads and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-29 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rivers are important agents of change that shape the Earth's surface and evolve through time in response to fluctuations in climate and other environmental conditions. They are fundamental in landscape development, and essential for water supply, irrigation, and transportation. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the geomorphological processes that shape rivers and that produce change in the form of rivers. It explores how the dynamics of rivers are being affected by anthropogenic change, including climate change, dam construction, and modification of rivers for flood control and land drainage. It discusses how concern about environmental degradation of rivers has led to the emergence of management strategies to restore and naturalize these systems, and how river management techniques work best when coordinated with the natural dynamics of rivers. This textbook provides an excellent resource for students, researchers, and professionals in fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, river science, and environmental policy.
Author : Daryl B. Simons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Resistance to Flow in Alluvial Channels written by Daryl B. Simons and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : A. D. Abrahams
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401582548
Total Pages : 1021 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Geomorphology of Desert Environments written by A. D. Abrahams and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 1021 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last twenty years there has been a major expansion of knowledge in the field of landforms and landforming processes of deserts. This advanced-level book provides a benchmark for the current state of science, and is written by an international team of authors who are acknowledged experts in their fields.
Author : Andre Robert
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1444118927
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (441 download)
Download or read book RIVER PROCESSES written by Andre Robert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concise, recent textbook emphasisng sedimentary processes in alluvial channels Comprehensive treatment of flow-bed-sediment transport interactions Description and explaination of turbulent flow phenomena as well as flow and sediment dynamics at channel confluences Chapter on river channels, aquatic habitats and the hyporheic zone
Author : David Knighton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1444165755
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (441 download)
Download or read book Fluvial Forms and Processes written by David Knighton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Knighton's best-selling book looks at the wide range of forms developed by natural rivers and the processes responsible for that development. The book combines empirical and theoretical approaches, and provides a critical assessment of the many schools of thought which have emerged for dealing with adjustment in the fluvial system. It is fully illustrated throughout by a superb range of figures, photographs and tables. Starting with the network scale, the book examines the interaction of hillslopes, drainage networks and channels, and goes on to considerations of catchment hydrology and catchment denudation. Fluvial processes are analysed in detail, from the mechanics of flow to sediment transport and deposition. Detailing the major components of river channels, the book examines the nature of river adjustment, particularly with respect to equilibrium concepts, and concludes with a look at channel changes through time, affected by flood discharges, climatic change and human activities.
Author : John S. Bridge
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444311263
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)
Download or read book Rivers and Floodplains written by John S. Bridge and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rivers and Floodplains is concerned with the origin, geometry, water flow, sediment transport, erosion and deposition associated with modern alluvial rivers and floodplains, how they vary in time and space, and how this information is used to interpret deposits of ancient rivers and floodplains. There is specific reference to the types and lifestyles of organisms associated with fluvial environments, human interactions with rivers and floodplains, associated environmental and engineering concerns, as well as the economic aspects of fluvial deposits, particularly the modeling of fluvial hydrocarbon reservoirs and aquifers. Methods of studying rivers and floodplains and their deposits are also discussed. Although basic principles are emphasized, many examples are detailed. Particular emphasis is placed on how an understanding of the nature of modern rivers and floodplains is required before any problems concerning rivers and floodplains, past or present, can be addressed rationally. Rivers and Floodplains is designed as a core text for senior undergraduate and graduate students studying modern or ancient fluvial environments, particularly in earth sciences, environmental sciences and physical geography, but also in civil and agricultural engineering. College teachers, researchers, and practising professionals will also find the book an invaluable reference. Presents a process-based approach, which is relevant to modern curricula. Discusses methods of studying rivers and floodplains and their deposits. Provides many detailed examples throughout the text. Emphasises the basic principles of this subject. As the first synthesis of this entire field, it will be a must-have for all students studying modern or ancient fluvial environments. Teachers, researchers and practising professionals will find this an invaluable reference tool. Rivers and Floodplains will also be of interest to geologists, geographers and engineers.
Author : Michael Church
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119954258
Total Pages : 605 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (199 download)
Download or read book Gravel Bed Rivers written by Michael Church and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-02-10 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gravel-Bed Rivers: Processes, Tools, Environments presents a definitive review of current knowledge of gravel-bed rivers, derived from the 7th International Gravel-bed Rivers Workshop, the 5-yearly meeting of the world’s leading authorities in the field. Each chapter in the book has been specifically commissioned to represent areas in which recent progress has been made in the field. The topics covered also represent a coherent progression through the principal areas of the subject (hydraulics; sediment transport; river morphology; tools and methods; applications of science). Definitive review of the current knowledge of gravel-bed rivers Coverage of both fundamental and applied topics Edited by leading academics with contributions from key researchers Thoroughly edited for quality and consistency to provide coherent and logical progression through the principal areas of the subject.
Author : Keith Richards
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9781032737584
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (375 download)
Download or read book Rivers written by Keith Richards and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2024-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1982, this book presents a detailed review of alluvial river form and process and integrates the distinct but related approaches of geomorphologists, geologists and engineers to the subject. It outlines the environmental catchment factors that control the development of channel equilibrium and provides a detailed account of the sediment transport processes that represent the physical mechanisms by which channel adjustment occurs. Where possible it evaluates theoretical analyses in the context of the empirical evidence. Rivers should prove a valuable textbook for geomorphology students on advanced undergraduate courses on river behaviour and will also be of interest to students of hydraulics and sedimentology and to those concerned with civil and environmental engineering, river management and channel design, maintenance and management in the water industry.
Author : Vijay K. Sharma
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439882789
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (398 download)
Download or read book Introduction to Process Geomorphology written by Vijay K. Sharma and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-04-21 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Process Geomorphology provides an integrative approach to the process dynamics and the origin of landforms by the contemporary processes involved in their evolution. The author highlights the physical and chemical laws governing the activity of the earth-surface processes in specific environmental stress conditions, puts forward com
Author : Ro Charlton
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134313500
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (343 download)
Download or read book Fundamentals of Fluvial Geomorphology written by Ro Charlton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-11-12 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fundamentals of Fluvial Geomorphology will be an indispensable introductory text for first and second year undergraduates, providing a clear understanding of how the fluvial system operates at different spatial and temporal scales.
Author : Manuela Escarameia
Publisher : Thomas Telford
ISBN 13 : 9780727726919
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (269 download)
Download or read book River and Channel Revetments written by Manuela Escarameia and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 1998-04 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on the types of revetment available, and guidance on the choice and design of these systems. This manual includes information on revetments that incorporate some form of structural protection, and those which combine this protection with vegetation to increase the environmental quality of the systems. It is aimed at engineers.
Author : Massimiliano Ghinassi
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119424461
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (194 download)
Download or read book Fluvial Meanders and Their Sedimentary Products in the Rock Record (IAS SP 48) written by Massimiliano Ghinassi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sinuous form and peculiar evolution of meandering rivers has long captured the imagination of people. Today, meandering rivers exist in some of the most densely populated areas in the World, where they provide environmental and economic wealth and opportunities, as well as posing hazards. Through geological time, the ancestors of these modern meanders built deposits that are now host to mineral resources, groundwater, and hydrocarbons. This Special Publication illustrates the breadth of current research on meandering rivers and their deposits. The collection of research papers demonstrates the state of science on fluvial process–product relationships. The articles cover fundamental and applied studies of both modern and ancient rivers, are based on state-of-the-art technology, include complementary philosophical approaches, and span a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. This book includes some of the most recent advances in the study of the morphodynamics and sedimentology of meandering rivers, and is an important resource for those who want to investigate fluvial systems and their deposits.
