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PublisherChelsea Green Publishing
ISBN-101603585699
ISBN-139781603585699
eBay Product ID (ePID)201594324
Product Key Features
Edition2
Book TitleLet the Water Do the Work : Induced Meandering, an Evolving Method for Restoring Incised Channels
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEnvironmental / Water Supply, Life Sciences / Ecology, Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Earth Sciences / Hydrology, Hydraulics, Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers
Publication Year2014
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Technology & Engineering, Science
AuthorVan Clothier, Bill Zeedyk
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight30.5 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-002992
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal333.91709789
SynopsisLet the Water Do the Work is an important contribution to riparian restoration. By "thinking like a creek," one can harness the regenerative power of floods to reshape stream banks and rebuild floodplains along gullied stream channels. Induced Meandering is an artful blend of the natural sciences - geomorphology, hydrology and ecology - which govern channel forming processes. Induced Meandering directly challenges the dominant paradigm of river and creek stabilization by promoting the intentional erosion of selected banks while fostering deposition of eroded materials on an evolving floodplain. The river self-heals as the growth of native riparian vegetation accelerates the meandering process. Not all stream channel types are appropriate for Induced Meandering, yet the Induced Meandering philosophy of "going with the flow" can inform all stream restoration projects. Induced meandering strives to understand rivers as timeless entities governed by immutable rules serving their watersheds, setting their own timetables, and coping with their own realities as they carry mountains grain by grain to the sea. Anyone with an interest in natural resource management in these uncertain times should read this book and put these ideas to work., Let the Water Do the Work is an important contribution to riparian restoration. By "thinking like a creek," one can harness the regenerative power of floods to reshape stream banks and rebuild floodplains along gullied stream channels. Induced Meandering is an artful blend of the natural sciences - geomorphology, hydrology and ecology - which govern channel forming processes. Induced Meandering directly challenges the dominant paradigm of river and creek stabilization by promoting the intentional erosion of selected banks while fostering deposition of eroded materials on an evolving floodplain. The river self -heals as the growth of native riparian vegetation accelerates the meandering process., Let the Water Do the Work is an important contribution to riparian restoration. By thinking like a creek, one can harness the regenerative power of floods to reshape stream banks and rebuild floodplains along gullied stream channels. Induced Meandering is an artful blend of the natural sciences - geomorphology, hydrology and ecology - which govern channel forming processes. Induced Meandering directly challenges the dominant paradigm of river and creek stabilization by promoting the intentional erosion of selected banks while fostering deposition of eroded materials on an evolving floodplain. The river self-heals as the growth of native riparian vegetation accelerates the meandering process. Not all stream channel types are appropriate for Induced Meandering, yet the Induced Meandering philosophy of going with the flow can inform all stream restoration projects. Induced meandering strives to understand rivers as timeless entities governed by immutable rules serving their watersheds, setting their own timetables, and coping with their own realities as they carry mountains grain by grain to the sea. Anyone with an interest in natural resource management in these uncertain times should read this book and put these ideas to work.
LC Classification NumberQH541.5.S7Z44 2014
