Principles of engineering geomorphology for managing channel erosion and bedload transport, example from French rivers

Changing the face of the earth-engineering geomorphology

Auteurs :
BRAVARD, J.-P.
LANDON, N.
PEIRY, J.-L.
PIÉGAY, H.
GIARDINO, J.R.

Description :
French rivers have been transformed by centuries of development to satisfy various social demands such as navigation, hydro-electric power production, flood control, or checking erosion. These modifications have led to impacts that are detrimental to ecology, to resources, and to human interests. In recent years, increased public and management awareness of these problems has given way to new conceptions and objectives in the field of river engineering, among which the goal of establishing sustainable long-term management strategies is of the highest importance. The principles of engineering geomorphology are developed here.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
Annual symposium, 28, Binghamton, Etats-Unis, , Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 1999, vol. 31, n°. 1-4, p. 291-311, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 49 ref.

Date :
1999

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier