From Research to Application

Management Implications from Studies of Urban River Channel Adjustment

Dados Bibliográficos

ID5877650
AutoresAnne Chin (0000-0001-7065-9108, University of Oregon), Ken Gregory, K J Gregory (0000-0002-4017-4932, University of Southampton)
Ano2009
Volume3
Fascículo1
Páginas297-328
Data de publicação2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoGeography Compass (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1749-8198 • E-ISSN: 1749-8198
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1749-8198.2008.00193.x
OpenAlexW2113232216
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas63

Since the major article by Wolman in 1967, investigations of river channel change have identified implications for future management. Whereas hard engineering methods originally dominated management of urban drainage, they are now complemented by a range of newer methods collectively constituting a more holistic approach. These methods address at least five concerns: location of urban areas with implications for land-use planning; retention of precipitation; delay of runoff; management of the effects of runoff within urban areas; and planning for downstream consequences. A conceptual model illustrates the ways in which these methods change process dynamics and affect channel morphology. Spatial variations in process dynamics can be visualized in terms of relational, process, connectivity, and extrinsic drivers. Analysis of empirical studies from a range of world areas shows 47 that make explicit management recommendations. These recommendations, together with results of previous research, provide the basis for a checklist protocol to aid decision-making by river managers

Checklist · Civil engineering · Conceptual model · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · River management · Surface runoff · Urban planning · Computer Science · Engineering · Environmental Science · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes · Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies · Ecology · Geology