Conceptualizing Anthropogenic Change in Fluvial Systems: Drainage Development on the Upper Embarras River, Illinois

Professional Geographer

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 204-217

  Urban, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental management; Geomorphology; Human agency; Landscape change

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DRAINAGE; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSCAPE CHANGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036258939     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-0124.00326     Document Type: Article

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