Flooding and Management of Large Fluvial Lowlands
A Global Environmental Perspective
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- Author: Paul F. Hudson, Universiteit Leiden
- Date Published: November 2021
- availability: In stock
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521768603
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Pressure on large fluvial lowlands has increased tremendously during the past twenty years because of flood control, urbanization, and increased dependence upon floodplains and deltas for food production. This book examines human impacts on lowland rivers, and discusses how these changes affect different types of riverine environments and flood processes. Surveying a global range of large rivers, it provides a primary focus on the lower Rhine River in the Netherlands and the Lower Mississippi River in Louisiana. A particular focus of the book is on geo-engineering, which is described in a straight-forward writing style that is accessible to a broad audience of advanced students, researchers, and practitioners in global environmental change, fluvial geomorphology and sedimentology, and flood and water management.
Read more- Provides cutting edge ideas related to a range of disciplines pertaining to lowland rivers
- Accessible language enables reader to delve into an otherwise complex topic with ease
- Offers systematic coverage of discreet topics such as floodplains, river channels, flood basins, management and governance
Awards
- Winner, 2022 Choice Outstanding Academic Titles
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'Hudson employs accessible prose and abundant, effective illustrations to argue the importance of the floodplains and deltas along large, lowland rivers. These river features are of vital importance to human and environmental sustainability, yet centuries of alteration resulting from human activities have in many cases severely compromised environmental functions. Hudson clearly explains the basic science underpinning our understanding of these functions, provides numerous and diverse case studies, and draws on scientific understanding to make specific, practical recommendations for better managing large river lowlands. A comprehensive summary of the state of the science.' Ellen E. Wohl, Colorado State University
See more reviews'This grounded and reflective study builds upon lived experience and direct personal connections to present an engaging, insightful and deeply researched resource that provides a comprehensive overview of geomorphic understandings of the Mississippi-Rhine lowland river systems.' Gary Brierley, The University of Auckland
'Hudson provides a sweeping treatise on the human impacts to large fluvial lowlands, covering cases from the Rhine to the Mississippi. Given the increasing effects of development and environmental change on these hydrologic systems, there could not be a better time or author to thoroughly examine this topic. Hudson's accessible writing style and attention to both problems and management solutions is a key resource for both students and practitioners.' Sam Brody, Texas A&M University
'… a thorough, detailed account of the geomorphic and environmental impacts of hydraulic engineering as they affect fluvial lowlands. … This exemplary book is destined to remain the ultimate reference for understanding the impact humans have on large rivers, particularly the accompanying lowlands and deltas. …Highly recommended.' E. Gomezdelcampo, Choice
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- Date Published: November 2021
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521768603
- length: 348 pages
- dimensions: 286 x 221 x 20 mm
- weight: 1.17kg
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
Part I. Setting the Stage: Context and Overview of the Issue:
1. The Vulnerability of Fluvial Lowlands to Management and Environmental Change
2. Fluvial Framework: Hydrologic and Geomorphic Processes of Large Floodplains and Deltas
3. Human Impacts to Lowland Rivers and Deltas
Part II. Unintended Consequences: The Legacy of Impacts Caused by Traditional Flood Control to Large Rivers and Deltas:
4. The Evolution of Flood Control Systems in Response to Extreme Events: Contrast and Comparison of the Lower Mississippi and Lower Rhine
5. The Sequence of Channel Engineering and Fluvial Geomorphic Adjustment
6. Embanked Floodplains: The Impact of Flood Control on Lowland River Valleys
7. Managing Flood Basins in a Challenging Environment
Part III. Solutions and the Way Forward in an Era of Global Environmental Change:
8. Integrated Flood Management
9. Into the Future with a View of the Past
Appendix A
Appendix B
References
Index.
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