River Dynamics
Geomorphology to Support Management

A comprehensive overview of the geomorphological processes that shape rivers and that should be considered in river management.

Bruce L. Rhoads (Author)

9781107195424, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 7 May 2020

526 pages
28.2 x 22.5 x 2.8 cm, 1.72 kg

'Bruce Rhoads draws on his unique experience to comprehensively review concepts in river dynamics. This book will be of great benefit to students, scientists, and managers of rivers by blending field and laboratory studies with theory and application.' Marwan Hassan, University of British Columbia

Rivers are important agents of change that shape the Earth's surface and evolve through time in response to fluctuations in climate and other environmental conditions. They are fundamental in landscape development, and essential for water supply, irrigation, and transportation. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the geomorphological processes that shape rivers and that produce change in the form of rivers. It explores how the dynamics of rivers are being affected by anthropogenic change, including climate change, dam construction, and modification of rivers for flood control and land drainage. It discusses how concern about environmental degradation of rivers has led to the emergence of management strategies to restore and naturalize these systems, and how river management techniques work best when coordinated with the natural dynamics of rivers. This textbook provides an excellent resource for students, researchers, and professionals in fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, river science, and environmental policy.

Preface
Introduction
2. The Dynamics of Drainage Basins and Stream Networks
3. Sediment Dynamics at Global and Drainage-Basin Scales
4. Flow Dynamics in Rivers
5. Sediment Transport Dynamics in Rivers
6. Magnitude-Frequency Concepts and the Dynamics of Channel-Forming Events
7. The Shaping of Channel Geometry
8. Channel Planform – Controls on Development and Change
9. The Dynamics of Meandering Rivers
10. The Dynamics of Braided Rivers
11. The Dynamics of Anabranching Rivers
12. The Dynamics of River Confluences
13. The Vertical Dimension of Rivers: Longitudinal Profiles, Profile Adjustments, and Step-Pool Morphology
14. The Dynamics of Floodplains
15. Human Impacts on River Dynamics
16. River Dynamics and Management
Appendix A. Power Functions in Fluvial Geomorphology
Appendix B. Characterization of Fluvial Sediment
Appendix C. Measuring Discharge and Velocities in Rivers
Appendix D. Measurement of Sediment Transport in Rivers
List of Symbols
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Irrigation [TVDR], Flood control [TNFL], Climate change [RNPG], Environmental management [RNF], Hydrology & the hydrosphere [RBK], Geological surface processes [geomorphology RBGD]