Sedimentary causes and management of two principal environmental problems in the lower Yellow River

Environmental Management

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 749-760

  Dian, Zhang ^a   Changxing, Shi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Flood disaster; River's drying up; Sediment management; Siltation; Yellow River

Indexed keywords

EMBANKMENTS; FLOODS; MANAGEMENT; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION;

WATER SHORTAGE;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

RIVER WATER;

FLOODING; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SILTATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HONG KONG; SEDIMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NATURAL DISASTERS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA;

EID: 0035196382     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002670010259     Document Type: Article

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