Human Modification of the Geomorphically Unstable Salt River in Metropolitan Phoenix

Professional Geographer

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 175-189

  Roberge, Martin ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Fluvial geomorphology; Human impacts; Salt River; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION; CHANNELIZATION; INSTABILITY; RIVER ENGINEERING; URBAN AREA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036262320     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-0124.00324     Document Type: Article

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