River Restoration: Managing the Uncertainty in Restoring Physical HabitatISBN: 978-0-470-86706-8
Hardcover
328 pages
March 2008
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River restoration projects are designed to recreate functional
characteristics within a context of physical stability. They tend
to focus on the development and application of geomorphic
principles for river restoration design. Due to different models
obtaining different results on the same problem, incomplete or
absent data, and climatic/social/cultural changes, the designers
and managers of such projects frequently face high levels of
uncertainty.
This book will provide a systematic overview of the issues involved in minimizing and coping with uncertainty in river restoration projects. A series of thematic sections will be used to define the various sources of uncertainty in restoration projects and how these show at different points in the life cycle (design, construction and post-construction phases) of restoration projects. The structure of the book will offer a rational theoretical analysis of the problem while providing practical guidance in managing the different sources of uncertainty. A wide range of case studies will be included from Europe, North America and Australasia
This book will provide a systematic overview of the issues involved in minimizing and coping with uncertainty in river restoration projects. A series of thematic sections will be used to define the various sources of uncertainty in restoration projects and how these show at different points in the life cycle (design, construction and post-construction phases) of restoration projects. The structure of the book will offer a rational theoretical analysis of the problem while providing practical guidance in managing the different sources of uncertainty. A wide range of case studies will be included from Europe, North America and Australasia