Assessment of urban stream morphology: An integrated index and modelling system

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 167, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 447-460

  Xia, Ting ^a,b   Zhu, Wei ^b   Xin, Pei ^c   Li, Lei ^b  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Index system; Mixed element model; Morphology; The ancient canal; Urban stream; Zhenjiang

Indexed keywords

INDEX SYSTEMS; MIXED-ELEMENT MODEL; THE ANCIENT CANAL; URBAN STREAM; ZHENJIANG;

ECOLOGY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; MORPHOLOGY; RESTORATION; STREAM FLOW;

HYDRAULICS;

CANAL; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT QUALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; STREAMWATER; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHINA; DEGRADATION; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; URBAN STREAM MORPHOLOGY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROCEDURES; RIVER; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CHINA; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RIVERS;

CHINA; JIANGSU; ZHENJIANG;

EID: 77956185033     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1063-x     Document Type: Article

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