Fluvial Processes and Environmental Change

ISBN-13: 9780471985488 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 432 str.

A. G. Brown; T. A. Quine; Tony Brown

Opis

In recent years, considerable advances have been made in the understanding of fluvial processes at both the catchment/slope scale and the river/floodplain scale. There has also been an increase in interest in environmental change. Focusing on the links between fluvial processes and environmental change, this book brings together a wide range of temporal environmental change and describes how rivers have responded to them. In terms of spatial scales (small catchments to large river basins) it has a broad scope, and includes modelling studies, monitoring and palaeo-environmental studies.

Recenzje

"This is highly useful for post–graduates and researchers in fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, quarternary sceince, geology and environmental science." International Journal of Geosciences – Environmental Geology

"...the content and breadth of this volume will make it a useful reference for a range of scholars in the environmental earth sciences..." (River Research and Applications, Vol 19(7), Dec 2003)

Spis treści

Slope Catchment Scale.

Channel Response.

Floodplain Processes.

Floodplain Response.

Glacierized Catchments.

Blurb

This volume consists of twenty chapters addressing different aspects of the theme of fluvial processes and environmental change. The overall coverage is broad; scientifically, (from modelling to alluvial dating), geographically (from arid zone flash–flooding to glacial meltwaters) and in time (from contemporary process studies to the Quaternary). The introductory chapter sets the context, which is an attempt to show how studies of fluvial processes can help us in understanding and therefore predicting the impact of environmental change on our rivers, riverine resources and landscapes. Environmental change includes both climatic factors, however caused, and human impacts on river basins. The differentiation of these two factors is discussed in several chapters whilst others take a more holistic approach. Both climatic and human factors have, and will remain, to act together and so their interactions need to be understood. Fluvial Processes and Environmental Change is divided into five sections, commencing with the slope–catchment scale and proceeding to studies of channel response, then floodplain processes and floodplain response and finally two studies from glacierised basins. The volume originated as a two–day session of the British Geomorphological Research Group and contributors from Europe, the USA and Australia were included in order to provide a wide perspective on the topic. This book will be a valuable reference for postgraduates and researchers in fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, Quaternary science, geology and environmental science.