Urbanization and River Channels

Treatise on Geomorphology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages 809-827

  Chin, A ^a   O'Dowd, A P ^b   Gregory, K J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Channel adjustment; Channel enlargement; Channel restoration; Human impact; Impervious surface; River channel management; River channels; Urban fluvial geomorphology; Urban stream hazards; Urban stream syndrome; Urbanization effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901292049     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374739-6.00266-9     Document Type: Chapter

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