Rivers of dreams
On the gulf between theoretical and practical aspects of an upland river restoration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8962399 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adrian Mcdonald (0000-0002-1456-6254, University of Leeds, corresponding author), Stuart N Lane (0000-0002-6077-6076, Durham University), Nick Haycock, Nick E Haycock, E A Chalk (Environment Agency) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 257-281 |
| Publication date | 2004-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0020-2754.2004.00314.x |
| OpenAlex | W2005212953 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 65 |
This paper is concerned with development and application of a conceptual model of the river restoration process and, through a specific case study, a demonstration of the challenges that arise when combining ecological and geomorphological principles with social and economic issues. Thus, it demonstrates the difference between the ideal goals of river restoration and the practical determinants of the nature of a river restoration that derive from individual and community goals. It begins by exploring theoretically what a river restoration project might involve. It then introduces the options developed for restoration of a particular case study river and the associated decisionmaking process. As a result of strong community involvement, institutional and financial regulations, the location of the restoration site in a National Park, and the influence of governmental and non‐governmental organizations, the actual decisionmaking process resulted in a practical river restoration that departed significantly from the idealized goals of a restoration defined in purely scientific terms. It is argued that these practical limitations are likely to remain the dominant influence upon the nature and scope of river restoration projects
Archaeology · Dam removal · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · environmental restoration · Geography · Ideal (ethics · National park · Political science · Process (computing · Restoration Ecology · Scope (computer science · Sediment · Computer Science · Ecology · Environmental Science · Fish Ecology and Management Studies · Geology · Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes · Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies · Law
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Liminal Figures
| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,95 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2023 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |