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Author : William Lawson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Rivers
ISBN : OXFORD:590587425
Author : William LAWSON (of St. Mark's College, Chelsea.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026256454
Author : William Lawson (F R G S )
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0371192447
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Author : William Lawson
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1021703419
In this comprehensive study, William Lawson examines the physical and environmental factors that shape the world's river systems. Drawing on the latest research in hydrology, seismology, and geology, Lawson provides detailed analyses of river morphology, hydrological processes, and sediment transport. With its clear and accessible writing style and full-color illustrations, The Geography of River Systems is an essential resource for students and professionals in the fields of earth science, geography, and environmental studies. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : William Lawson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Rivers
ISBN : NYPL:33433090744305
Author : Jamie Woodward
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1056039666
Author : Alexander Mackay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Geography
ISBN : HARVARD:HW94Y3
Author : Rev. Alexander MACKAY (LL.D.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026171257
Author : Avijit Gupta
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118451403
An accessible introduction to large rivers, including coverage of the geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, and environments of large river systems This indispensible book takes a structured and global approach to the subject of large rivers, covering geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, and anthropogenic environment. It offers a thorough foundation for readers who are new to the field and presents enlightening discussions about issues of management at the worldwide scale. The book also examines possible future adaptations that may come about due to climate change. The book has benefitted from contributions by Professor W.J. Junk on the ecology of floodplains and Professor Olav Slaymaker on the large arctic rivers. Introducing Large Rivers is presented in three parts. Part 1 provides an introduction to the world’s large rivers and their basins. It covers source, transfer, and storage of their water and sediment; Pleistocene inheritance; the ecology of channels and floodplains; deltas; and more. Several large rivers are discussed in the next part. These include the Amazon Mississippi, Nile, Ganga-Brahmaputra System, Mekong, and Yangtze. The last part examines changes in large rivers and our management of river systems. It studies anthropogenic alterations such as land use and deforestation in large river basins; structural control systems like dams and reservoirs on channels; and ecological changes. It finishes with chapters on the management of large rivers, covering both technical and political aspects, and the future of the world’s big river systems. Introducing Large Rivers is ideal as an introductory textbook on large rivers for future earth and environmental scientists and river managers. It will also benefit advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying geography, geology, ecology, and river management.
Author : Mu. Ramkumar,K Kumaraswamy,R. Mohanraj
Publisher : Springer
Page : 761 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319134253
This book offers a unique collection of inter- and multidisciplinary studies on river systems. Rivers have been the prime source of sustenance since the advent of civilization and river systems often form the basis for agriculture, transport, water, and land for domestic, commercial, and industrial activities, fostering economic prosperity. A river basin is a basic geographical and climatological unit within which the vagaries of natural processes act and manifest themselves at different spatio-temporal scales. Even if compared side-by-side, no two river basins respond to natural processes in the same way and thus, it has long been recognized that each river basin is unique. Hence, any developmental activity or conservation effort has to be designed and implemented to match each unique river basin. With the burgeoning population and increasing dependency on natural resources, understanding and maintaining river systems has become increasingly important. This book provides a varied reference work on and unprecedented guidelines for conducting and implementing research on river basins, and for managing their ecological development.
Author : Gary J. Brierley
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030270681
This book addresses societal relationships to river systems, highlighting many unexplored possibilities in how we know and manage our rivers. Brierley contends that although we have good scientific understanding of rivers, with remarkable prospect for profound improvements to river condition, management applications greatly under-deliver. He conceptualizes approaches to river repair in two very different ways: Medean (competitive) and Gaian (cooperative). Rather than ‘managing’ rivers to achieve particular anthropogenic goals (the former option), this book adopts a more-than-human approach to ‘living with living rivers’ (the latter option), applying a river rights framework that conceptualizes rivers as sentient entities. Chapters build on significant experience across many parts of the world, emphasizing the diverse array of river attributes and relationships to be protected and the wide range of problems to be addressed. Although the book has an environmental focus, it is framed as an argument in popular philosophy, contemplating the agency of rivers as place-beings. It will be of great value to academics, students and general readers interested in protecting river systems.
Author : Kirstie A. Fryirs,Gary J. Brierley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118305447
Filling a niche in the geomorphology teaching market, this introductory book is built around a 12 week course in fluvial geomorphology. ‘Reading the landscape’ entails making sense of what a riverscape looks like, how it works, how it has evolved over time, and how alterations to one part of a catchment may have secondary consequences elsewhere, over different timeframes. These place-based field analyses are framed within their topographic, climatic and environmental context. Issues and principles presented in the first part of this book provide foundational understandings that underpin the approach to reading the landscape that is presented in the second half of the book. In reading the landscape, detective-style investigations and interpretations are tied to theoretical and conceptual principles to generate catchment-specific analyses of river character, behaviour and evolution, including responses to human disturbance. This book has been constructed as an introductory text on river landscapes, providing a bridge and/or companion to quantitatively-framed or modelled approaches to landscape analysis that are addressed elsewhere. Key principles outlined in the book emphasise the importance of complexity, contingency and emergence in interpreting the character, behaviour and evolution of any given system. The target audience is second and third year undergraduate students in geomorphology, hydrology, earth science and environmental science, as well as river practitioners who use geomorphic understandings to guide scientific and/or management applications. The primary focus of Kirstie and Gary’s research and teaching entails the use of geomorphic principles as a tool with which to develop coherent scientific understandings of river systems, and the application of these understandings in management practice. Kirstie and Gary are co-developers of the River Styles® Framework and Short Course that is widely used in river management, decision-making and training. Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/fryirs/riversystems.
Author : Avijit Gupta
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1044 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119412656
An updated treatment of management and geomorphology of large rivers around the world The newly revised Second Edition of Large Rivers: Geomorphology and Management delivers a thoroughly updated exploration of the form and function of major rivers. The book brings together a set of papers on the large rivers of the world, offering readers an insightful examination of a demanding subject. The new Second Edition of the book includes fully updated and revised chapters, as well as two entirely new chapters on the Ayeyarwady and the Arctic rivers. This fascinating volume describes the environmental requirements for creating and maintaining a major river system, case studies on over a dozen large rivers from different continents in a variety of physical environments, and the measurement and management of large rivers. Unmatched in scope, Large Rivers sheds light on a subject lacking in comprehensive study. Readers will benefit from the inclusion of: A thorough introduction to the geology of large river systems, hydrology and discharge, transcontinental moving and storage of sediment, and the greatest floods and largest rivers An exploration of the classification, architecture, and evolution of large-river deltas Discussions of sedimentology and stratigraphy of large river deposits, including their recognition in the ancient record and the distinction from incised valley fills An examination of the effects of tectonism, climate change, and sea-level change on the form and behavior of the modern Amazon river and its floodplain Measurement and management of large rivers The effect of climatic change on large rivers Perfect for postgraduate students and researchers in fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, sedimentary geology, and river management, Large Rivers: Geomorphology and Management will also earn a place in the libraries of engineers and environmental consultants in the private and public sectors working on major rivers around the world.
Author : Alexander Keith Johnston
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590544628
Author : Alexander Keith Johnston (Jr.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Electronic
ISBN : KBNL:KBNL03000110090