ABSTRACT

Rivers are complex entities. In addition to being valuable wildlife habitats, they support human activities by providing water for human usage, renewable energy and convenient transportation. Rivers may also pose threats to riverine communities, in the form of floods and other natural or man-induced hazards.Contemporary societies recognize their re

chapter |76 pages

Keynote lectures

chapter |132 pages

A.4. Vegetated beds and flow resistance

chapter |122 pages

A.5. Interaction with structures

chapter |118 pages

B.2. Bed forms and flow resistance

chapter |68 pages

B.4. Debris and hyperconcentrated flows

chapter |80 pages

B.6. Sedimentation in reservoirs

chapter |146 pages

B.7. Local scour and protection

chapter |28 pages

B.8. Bank erosion and protection

chapter C|112 pages

3. River habitat management and restoration