The rivers of civilization

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 114, Issue , 2015, Pages 228-244

  Macklin, Mark G ^a,b   Lewin, John ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Avulsion; Channel contraction; Civilizations; Climate; Floodplains; Geomorphology; Palaeohydrology; Rivers

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOODS; GEOMORPHOLOGY;

AVULSION; CIVILIZATIONS; CLIMATE; FLOOD-PLAINS; PALAEOHYDROLOGY;

RIVERS;

ALLUVIAL FAN; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CIVILIZATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; PALEOHYDROLOGY; RIVER CHANNEL; SALINIZATION; WETLAND;

NILE RIVER;

EID: 84924664043     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.02.004     Document Type: Article

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