Channelized Rivers : Perspectives for Environmental Management

Brookes, Andrew

ISBN 10: 0471919799 / ISBN 13: 9780471919797

Edité par Wiley, 1989

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• Titre: Channelized Rivers : Perspectives for Environmental Management
• Éditeur: Wiley
• Date de parution: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0471919799
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780471919797
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

River channels are modified by a variety of engineering methods for purposes of flood control, land drainage, navigation, and prevention of erosion. This is the first book to describe the environmental effects of channelization and to detail river engineering alternatives. The author demonstrates that fluvial geomorphology can be useful in designing more natural channels, and presents a wealth of examples from around the world. Provides up-to-date coverage of legislative issues, physical and biological effects of river channelization, environmentally sound procedures and designs, and river management.

À propos de l?auteur

Andrew Brookes is an English aerospace analyst, author of aviation books and aviation journalist.
He is a former Royal Air Force pilot, and flew 3,500 hours on strategic reconnaissance Victors, Canberras, and also the Vulcan bomber. He was a NATO Nuclear Release Officer and led an aviation safety team at the Ministry of Defence, before being appointed Commander of RAF Greenham Common cruise missile base. He has also served as Group Director at the RAF's Advanced Staff College, and co-ordinator of air power studies at the Joint Services Command and Staff College.
He has been Director of the Air League since 2009, having previously been Aerospace Analyst at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and of the Royal United Services Institute, and was voted Defence Aerospace Journalist of the Year in 2004 and 2006.