Improving the urban stream restoration effort: Identifying critical form and processes relationships

Environmental Management

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 579-592

  Niezgoda, Sue L ^a   Johnson, Peggy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel morphology; Channel processes; Natural channel design; Stream classification; Stream restoration; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); DATA PROCESSING; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDROLOGY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENTS; URBAN PLANNING;

IN-STREAM STRUCTURES; SEDIMENT DISCHARGES; STREAM RESTORATION;

STREAM FLOW;

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STREAMWATER; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STREAM (RIVER); URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WATER STANDARD; WATER TABLE MANAGEMENT;

CITIES; CLASSIFICATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; RIVERS; UNITED STATES; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 21244486797     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0088-8     Document Type: Article

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