Geomorphology and American dams: The scientific, social, and economic context

Geomorphology

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 3-26

  Graf, William L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dams; Environmental management; Fluvial geomorphology; Restoration; Rivers

Indexed keywords

DAM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY;

EID: 27144527091     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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