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Author Brizga, Sandra.

Title River management : the Australasian experience / edited by Sandra Brizga and Brian Finlayson
Published Chichester, UK : John Wiley Ltd, 1999

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Description viii, 301 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Series IAG series
Publication (International Association of Geomorphologists) ; no. 8
Publication (International Association of Geomorphologists) ; no. 8
Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Some human impacts on Australian stream channel morphology -- 3. Channel planform adjustments along the Waiau River, 1946-1992: assessment of the impacts of flow regulation -- 4. The hydrological and geomorphological impacts of the Tinaroo Falls Dam on the Barron River, North Queensland, Australia -- 5. Managing regulated rivers for environmental values: selected case studies from southeastern Australia -- 6. Geomorphic effects of extractive industries and their implications for river management: the case of the Hawkesbury-Nepean River, New South Wales -- 7. The impact of mining waste on the rivers draining into the Georges Bay, northeast Tasmania -- 8. The Role of stormwater management in Sydney's urban rivers -- 9. The dispersal and storage of trace metals in the Hawkesbury River Valley -- 10. The Role of European disturbance in the metamorphosis of the Lower Bega River -- 11. The Management of unstable rivers: the Avon River, Victoria, Australia -- 12. Measuring stream condition -- 13. Conclusions: future directions
Analysis Case studies
Environmental impact assessment
Geomorphology
Management
New Zealand
River systems
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject International Association of Geomorphologists.
Geomorphology.
Hydrology.
River engineering -- Australia.
Rivers -- Management.
Rivers -- Regulation -- Case studies.
Rivers -- Regulation.
Rivers -- Australasia -- Management.
Rivers -- Australasia -- Regulation -- Case studies.
Rivers -- Australasia -- Regulation.
Rivers -- Australia -- Regulation -- Case studies.
Rivers -- Australia -- Management.
Rivers -- Australia -- Regulation.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Author Brizga, S.O. (Sandra O.)
Finlayson, B.L. (Brian L.)
International Association of Geomorphologists.
LC no. 99035924
ISBN 0471969761
Other Titles Australasian experience