A river runs through it : morphological and landowner sensitivities along the Upper Missouri River, Montana, USA

Auteurs :
DARBY, S.E.
THORNET, C.R.

Description :
Landowners along the Missouri River in Montana believe that the operation of Fort Peck Dam has initiated bank erosion, thus threatening agricultural development within the region. Geomorphological evaluation indicates that bed degradation and bank erosion have declined since construction of the dam, and the channel is now approaching dynamic equilibrium; public sensitivity to the proposed change is greater than the morphological sensitivity of the river. Sustainable management of the Missouri is now based on strategies that place more emphasis on partnership with local citizens.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Transactions - Institute of British Geographers (1965), issn : 0020-2754, 2000, vol. 25, n°. 1, p. 91-107, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 42 ref.

Date :
2000

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Institute of British Geographers