California Rivers and Streams: The Conflict Between Fluvial Process and Land Use - Couverture rigide

Mount, Jeffrey F.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0520201922 ISBN 13 : 9780520201927

Editeur : University of California Press, 1995

Synopsis

This text provides an overview of the physical and biological processes that shape California's rivers and watersheds. It 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. It 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. The author 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. This text forces an evaluation of our use of the state's rivers and offers a foundation for participating in

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jeffrey F. Mount is Professor of Geology at the University of California, Davis. Janice C. Fong is Principal Illustrator in the Department of Geology at the University of California, Davis.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of California Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0520201922
• ISBN 13: 9780520201927
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 376
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible