River management : the Australasian experience

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Author:

Finlayson, Brian.

ISBN:

9780471969761

Publication Information:

New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1999.

Physical Description:

viii, 301p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

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.

Subject Term:

Rivers -- Australia -- Regulation.

Rivers -- Australia -- Regulation -- Case studies.

Rivers -- Australasia -- Regulation.

Rivers -- Australasia -- Regulation -- Case studies.

Added Author:

Finlayson, Brian.

Brizga, Sandra.

Electronic Access:

Table of Contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/onix06/99035924.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley035/99035924.html

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Summary

Only in Australasia can the effect of technological societies onriver systems be truly analysed and this unique, accessible bookcovers key issues in river management from a geomorphologicalperspective.

Australia and New Zealand were colonised only 200 years ago bycentral bureaucratic administrations. For the whole period ofEuropean settlement most river management activities have beencarried out by government agencies and the record of theiractivities is relatively complete. These countries thereforeprovide good case studies for the impact of technological societieson river systems, having transformed their rivers in a short timefrom their 'natural' into a heavily managed condition.

Geomorphology provides the scientific basis for much of ourunderstanding of river behaviour and geomorphologists are nowactively involved in the management process. This book provides acollection of case studies, the first to be produced to date, whichdescribe the management of rivers covering issues of environmentalflow, stream condition, mining and extractive activities, riverchannel change, river stabilisation, river regulation and urbanstreams.

The book will prove invaluable to geomorphologists, riverengineers, stream ecologists, river managers, and environmentalimpact assessors involved in river management and restoration.