Gupta Large Rivers
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-72371-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Geomorphology and Management
E-Book, Englisch, 712 Seiten, E-Book
ISBN: 978-0-470-72371-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Large Rivers: Geomorphology and Management explores animportant topic in geomorphology and sedimentology: the form andfunction of major rivers. Our knowledge of the big rivers of theworld is limited. It is currently difficult to recognise largerivers of the past from relict sedimentary deposits or to structuremanagement policies for long international rivers.
This exciting book brings together a set of papers on largerivers of the world, as a unique introduction to a demandingsubject. The book includes thirty chapters and is organised intothree sections. The first part is on the environmental requirementsfor creating and maintaining a major river system. The second is acollection of case studies on 14 large rivers from differentcontinents, covering a range of physical environments. The thirdsection includes chapters on the measurement and management oflarge rivers.
* First book to offer in a single volume state-of-the-artknowledge on management and geomorphology of large rivers of theworld
* A pioneering study, pushing the boundaries of our knowledgerelated to big rivers
* Includes comprehensive case studies covering the major largerivers of the world including Amazon, Mississippi, Nile, Congo,Indus, and Mekong
* Written by a leading team of distinguished, internationalcontributors
Large Rivers: Geomorphology and Management is essentialreading for postgraduate students and researchers in fluvialgeomorphology, hydrology, sedimentary geology, and rivermanagement. It is also of relevance to engineers and environmentalconsultants in the private and public sectors working on majorrivers of the world.
