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Author:   Michael Church (The University of British Columbia) ,  Pascale Biron ,  Andre Roy (University of Montreal)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 19.60cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.338kg
ISBN:  

9780470688908

ISBN 10:   0470688904
Pages:   608
Publication Date:   03 February 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Contributing Authors ix Preface  xv SECONDARY FLOWS IN RIVERS  1 1 Secondary Flows in Rivers: Theoretical Framework, Recent Advances, and Current Challenges, Vladimir Nikora and Andre´G.Roy 3 2 Secondary Flows in Rivers: The Effect of Complex Geometry, Bruce MacVicar  23 3 Aspects of Secondary Flow in Open Channels: A Critical Literature Review, Athanasios (Thanos) N. Papanicolaou   31 SEDIMENT TRANSPORT  37 4 Gravel Transport in Granular Perspective, Philippe Frey and Michael Church  39 5 On Gravel Exchange in Natural Channels, Judith K. Haschenburger  56 MODELLING MORPHODYNAMICS  69 6 Morphodynamics of Bars in Gravel-bed Rivers: Bridging Analytical Models and Field Observations, Guido Zolezzi, Walter Bertoldi, and Marco Tubino  71 7 Field Observations of Gravel-bed River Morphodynamics: Perspectives and Critical Issues for Testing of Models, Nicola Surian  90 8 Morphodynamics of Bars in Gravel-bed Rivers: Coupling Hydraulic Geometry and Analytical Models, Robert G. Millar  96 9 Modelling Sediment Transport and Morphodynamics of Gravel-bed Rivers, Erik Mosselman  101 10 The Potential of using High-resolution Process Models to Inform Parameterizations of Morphodynamic Models, Richard J. Hardy  116 11 The Importance of Off-channel Sediment Storage in 1-D Morphodynamic Modelling, J. Wesley Lauer  123 RIVER RESTORATION AND REGULATION  135 12 Stream Restoration in Gravel-bed Rivers, Peter R. Wilcock  137 13 River Restoration: Widening Perspectives, Nicholas J. Clifford  150 14 Restoring Geomorphic Resilience in Streams, Noah P. Snyder 160 15 The Geomorphic Response of Gravel-bed Rivers to Dams: Perspectives and Prospects, Gordon E. Grant  165 16 Mitigating Downstream Effects of Dams, David Gaeuman  182 ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF GRAVEL-BED RIVERS  191 17 River Geomorphology and Salmonid Habitat: Some Examples Illustrating their Complex Association, from Redd to Riverscape Scales, Michel Lapointe 193 18 Incorporating Spatial Context into the Analysis of Salmonid–Habitat Relations, Christian E. Torgersen, Colden V. Baxter, Joseph L. Ebersole, and Robert E. Gresswell  216 19 Animals and the Geomorphology of Gravel-bed Rivers, Stephen P. Rice, Matthew F. Johnson, and Ian Reid  225 20 Geomorphology and Gravel-bed River Ecosystem Services: Workshop Outcomes, Normand Bergeron and Joanna Eyquem  242 TOOLS FOR STUDY  259 21 Remote Sensing of the Hydraulic Environment in Gravel-bed Rivers, W. Andrew Marcus  261 22 LiDAR and ADCP Use in Gravel-bed Rivers: Advances Since GBR6, David J. Milan and George L. Heritage 286 23 Remotely Sensed Topographic Change in Gravel Riverbeds with Flowing Channels, D. Murray Hicks  303 24 Modern Digital Instruments and Techniques for Hydrodynamic and Morphologic Characterization of River Channels, Marian Muste, Dongsu Kim, and Venkatesh Merwade  315 25 Mapping Water and Sediment Flux Distributions in Gravel-bed Rivers Using ADCPs, Colin D. Rennie  342 STEEP CHANNELS  351 26 Recent Advances in the Dynamics of Steep Channels, Francesco Comiti and Luca Mao  353 27 Examining Individual Step Stability within Step-pool Sequences, Joanna Crowe Curran 378 28 Alluvial Steep Channels: Flow Resistance, Bedload Transport Prediction, and Transition to Debris Flows, Dieter Rickenmann  386 SEMI-ALLUVIAL CHANNELS  399 29 Semi-alluvial Channels and Sediment-Flux-Driven Bedrock Erosion, Jens M. Turowski  401 30 Transport Capacity, Bedrock Exposure, and Process Domains, Thomas E. Lisle  419 31 Nomenclature, Complexity, Semi-alluvial Channels and Sediment-flux-driven Bedrock Erosion, Lyubov V. Meshkova, Paul A. Carling, and Thomas Buffin-Be´langer  424 RIVER CHANNEL CHANGE  433 32 Changes in Channel Morphology Over Human Time Scales, John M. Buffington  435 33 Channel Response and Recovery to Changes in Sediment Supply, Marwan A. Hassan and Andre´ E. Zimmermann 464 34 Alluvial Landscape Evolution: What Do We Know About Metamorphosis of Gravel-bed Meandering and Braided Streams?, Franc¸ois Me´tivier and Laurie Barrier  474 35 Differences in Sediment Supply to Braided and Single-Thread River Channels: What Do the Data Tell Us?, John Pitlick, Erich R. Mueller, and Catalina Segura  502 36 Can We Link Cause and Effect in Landscape Evolution?, Thomas J. Coulthard and Marco J. Van De Wiel  512 ICE IN GRAVEL-BED RIVERS  523 37 River-Ice Effects on Gravel-Bed Channels, Robert Ettema and Edward W. Kempema  525 38 Is There a Northern Signature on Fluvial Form?, James P. McNamara  541 39 Long-term and Large-scale River-ice Processes in Cold-region Watersheds, Etienne Boucher, Yves Be´gin, Dominique Arseneault, and Taha B.M.J. Ouarda 546 Index

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<p> I highly recommend the landmark and very accessible book Gravel Bed Rivers: Processes, Tools, Environments edited by Michael Church, Pascale Biron, and Andre Roy, to any river engineers, geomorphologists, environmental groups, policy makers, industry leaders, river managers, and advanced students who are seeking a complete overview of the latest knowledge in the processes, tools, and environments of gravel-bed rivers. This book provides the most comprehensive and authoritative collection of information and research available, and is definitely a landmark publication. ( Blog Business World , 7 February 2012)<p>

I highly recommend the landmark and very accessible book Gravel Bed Rivers: Processes, Tools, Environments edited by Michael Church, Pascale Biron, and Andre Roy, to any river engineers, geomorphologists, environmental groups, policy makers, industry leaders, river managers, and advanced students who are seeking a complete overview of the latest knowledge in the processes, tools, and environments of gravel-bed rivers. This book provides the most comprehensive and authoritative collection of information and research available, and is definitely a landmark publication. ( Blog Business World , 7 February 2012)

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Gravel-Bed Rivers: Processes, Tools, Environments provides an up-to-date report of the state of the field and serves as an essential resource for river engineers and ecologists, geomorphologists, river managers and advanced students in these fields.

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