River Restoration: Managing the Uncertainty in Restoring Physical Habitat

Stephen Darby (Editor), David Sear (Co-Editor)

ISBN: 978-0-470-86706-8

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328 pages

March 2008

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SECTION I: INTRODUCTION: THE NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF UNCERTAINTY IN RIVER RESTORATION.

Chapter 1: Scientific Uncertainty with Special Reference to River Restoration (J. Lemons and R. Victor).

Chapter 2: Sources of Uncertainty in River Restoration Research (W. Graf).

Chapter 3: The Scope of Uncertainties in River Restoration (J. M. Wheaton, S. E. Darby and D. A. Sear).

SECTION II: PLANNING AND DESIGNING RESTORATION PROJECTS.

Chapter 4: Planning River Restoration Projects: Social and Cultural Dimensions (G.M. Kondolf and C-N. Yang).

Chapter 5: Conceptual and Mathematical Modelling in River Restoration: Do we Have Unreasonable Confidence? (M. Stewardson and I. Rutherfurd).

Chapter 6: Uncertainty in Riparian and Floodplain Restoration (F. M. R. Hughes, T. Moss and K. S. Richards).

Chapter 7: Hydrological and Hydraulic Aspects of Restoration Uncertainty for Ecological Purposes (N. J. Clifford, M. C. Acreman and D. J. Booker).

Chapter 8: Uncertainty Surrounding the Ecological Targets and Response of River and Stream Restoration (M. R. Perrow, E. R. Skeate, D. Leeming, J. England and M.L. Tomlinson).

SECTION III: THE CONSTRUCTION AND POST-CONSTRUCTION PHASES.

Chapter 9: Constructing Restoration Schemes: Uncertainty, Challenges and Opportunities (J. Mant, R. Richardson and M. Janes).

Chapter 10: Measures of Success: Uncertainty and Defining the Outcomes of River Restoration Schemes (K. Skinner, F. D. Shields, Jr. and S. Harrison).

Chapter 11: Methods for Evaluating the Geomorphological Performance of Naturalized Rivers: Examples from the Chicago Metropolitan Area (B. L. Rhoads, M. H. Garcia, J. Rodriguez, F. Bombardelli, J. Abad and M. Daniels).

Chapter 12: Uncertainty and the Management of Restoration Projects: The Construction and Early Post-Construction Phases (Brookes and H. Dangerfield).

SECTION IV: UNCERTAINTY AND SUSTAINABILITY: RESTORATION IN THE LONG TERM.

Chapter 13: The Sustainability of Restored Rivers: Catchment-Scale Perspectives on Long-term Response (K. J. Gregory and P. W. Downs).

Chapter 14: Uncertainty and The Sustainable Management of Restored Rivers (M. D. Newson and M. J. Clark).