Urban channel adjustments in a management context: An Australian example

Environmental Management

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 620-633

  Gregory, Ken J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Channel restoration; Stormwater management plans; Stream channel adjustments; Urban hydrology

Indexed keywords

PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STREAM FLOW; SURVEYS;

STREAM CHANNELS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

STORM WATER;

CHANNEL CHANGE; STORMWATER; STREAM CHANNEL; URBANIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CITY PLANNING; GEOGRAPHY; HYDROLOGY; REVIEW; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRALIA; CITIES; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0036579735     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-001-0047-6     Document Type: Review

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