River restoration: Paradigms, paradoxes and the urban dimension

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 57-68

  Clifford, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

River reconnaissance; River restoration; Stream classification; Urban rivers

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW;

RIVER RECONNAISSANCE; RIVER RESTORATION; STREAM CLASSIFICATION; URBAN RIVERS;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

RIVER MANAGEMENT; STREAMWATER; URBAN AREA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROLOGY; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 34548202160     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2007.041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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