{"product_id":"gravel-bed-rivers-9780470688908","title":"Gravel Bed Rivers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGravel-Bed Rivers: Processes, Tools, Environments\u003c\/b\u003e presents a definitive review of current knowledge of gravel-bed rivers, derived from the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e International Gravel-bed Rivers Workshop, the 5-yearly meeting of the world's leading authorities in the field.  \u003cp\u003eEach chapter in the book has been specifically commissioned to represent areas in which recent progress has been made in the field. The topics covered also represent a coherent progression through the principal areas of the subject (hydraulics; sediment transport; river morphology; tools and methods; applications of science).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDefinitive review of the current knowledge of gravel-bed rivers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoverage of both fundamental and applied topics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEdited by leading academics with contributions from key researchers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThoroughly edited for quality and consistency to provide coherent and logical progression through the principal areas of the subject.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I highly recommend the landmark and very accessible book \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eGravel Bed Rivers: Processes, Tools, Environments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e edited by Michael Church, Pascale Biron, and André Roy, to any river engineers, geomorphologists, environmental groups, policy makers, industry leaders, river managers, and advanced students who are seeking a complete overview of the latest knowledge in the processes, tools, and environments of gravel-bed rivers. This book provides the most comprehensive and authoritative collection of information and research available, and is definitely a landmark publication.”  (\u003ci\u003eBlog Business World\u003c\/i\u003e, 7 February 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Contributing Authors ix  \u003cp\u003ePreface  xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECONDARY FLOWS IN RIVERS\u003c\/b\u003e  1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Secondary Flows in Rivers: Theoretical Framework, Recent Advances, and Current Challenges, Vladimir Nikora and Andre´G.Roy 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Secondary Flows in Rivers: The Effect of Complex Geometry, Bruce MacVicar  23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Aspects of Secondary Flow in Open Channels: A Critical Literature Review, Athanasios (Thanos) N. Papanicolaou   31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSEDIMENT TRANSPORT  37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Gravel Transport in Granular Perspective, Philippe Frey and Michael Church  39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 On Gravel Exchange in Natural Channels, Judith K. Haschenburger  56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMODELLING MORPHODYNAMICS  69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Morphodynamics of Bars in Gravel-bed Rivers: Bridging Analytical Models and Field Observations, Guido Zolezzi, Walter Bertoldi, and Marco Tubino  71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Field Observations of Gravel-bed River Morphodynamics: Perspectives and Critical Issues for Testing of Models, Nicola Surian  90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Morphodynamics of Bars in Gravel-bed Rivers: Coupling Hydraulic Geometry and Analytical Models, Robert G. Millar  96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Modelling Sediment Transport and Morphodynamics of Gravel-bed Rivers, Erik Mosselman  101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Potential of using High-resolution Process Models to Inform Parameterizations of Morphodynamic Models, Richard J. Hardy  116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Importance of Off-channel Sediment Storage in 1-D Morphodynamic Modelling, J. Wesley Lauer  123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRIVER RESTORATION AND REGULATION  135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Stream Restoration in Gravel-bed Rivers, Peter R. Wilcock  137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 River Restoration: Widening Perspectives, Nicholas J. Clifford  150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Restoring Geomorphic Resilience in Streams, Noah P. Snyder 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Geomorphic Response of Gravel-bed Rivers to Dams: Perspectives and Prospects, Gordon E. Grant  165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Mitigating Downstream Effects of Dams, David Gaeuman  182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eECOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF GRAVEL-BED RIVERS  191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 River Geomorphology and Salmonid Habitat: Some Examples Illustrating their Complex Association, from Redd to Riverscape Scales, Michel Lapointe 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Incorporating Spatial Context into the Analysis of Salmonid–Habitat Relations, Christian E. Torgersen, Colden V. Baxter, Joseph L. Ebersole, and Robert E. Gresswell  216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Animals and the Geomorphology of Gravel-bed Rivers, Stephen P. Rice, Matthew F. Johnson, and Ian Reid  225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Geomorphology and Gravel-bed River Ecosystem Services: Workshop Outcomes, Normand Bergeron and Joanna Eyquem  242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTOOLS FOR STUDY  259\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Remote Sensing of the Hydraulic Environment in Gravel-bed Rivers, W. Andrew Marcus  261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 LiDAR and ADCP Use in Gravel-bed Rivers: Advances Since GBR6, David J. Milan and George L. Heritage 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Remotely Sensed Topographic Change in Gravel Riverbeds with Flowing Channels, D. Murray Hicks  303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Modern Digital Instruments and Techniques for Hydrodynamic and Morphologic Characterization of River Channels, Marian Muste, Dongsu Kim, and Venkatesh Merwade  315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Mapping Water and Sediment Flux Distributions in Gravel-bed Rivers Using ADCPs, Colin D. Rennie  342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEEP CHANNELS  351\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Recent Advances in the Dynamics of Steep Channels, Francesco Comiti and Luca Mao  353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Examining Individual Step Stability within Step-pool Sequences, Joanna Crowe Curran 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Alluvial Steep Channels: Flow Resistance, Bedload Transport Prediction, and Transition to Debris Flows, Dieter Rickenmann  386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSEMI-ALLUVIAL CHANNELS  399\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Semi-alluvial Channels and Sediment-Flux-Driven Bedrock Erosion, Jens M. Turowski  401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Transport Capacity, Bedrock Exposure, and Process Domains, Thomas E. Lisle  419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Nomenclature, Complexity, Semi-alluvial Channels and Sediment-flux-driven Bedrock Erosion, Lyubov V. Meshkova, Paul A. Carling, and Thomas Buffin-Be´langer  424\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRIVER CHANNEL CHANGE  433\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Changes in Channel Morphology Over Human Time Scales, John M. Buffington  435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Channel Response and Recovery to Changes in Sediment Supply, Marwan A. Hassan and Andre´ E. Zimmermann 464\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Alluvial Landscape Evolution: What Do We Know About Metamorphosis of Gravel-bed Meandering and Braided Streams?, Franc¸ois Me´tivier and Laurie Barrier  474\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Differences in Sediment Supply to Braided and Single-Thread River Channels: What Do the Data Tell Us?, John Pitlick, Erich R. Mueller, and Catalina Segura  502\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Can We Link Cause and Effect in Landscape Evolution?, Thomas J. Coulthard and Marco J. Van De Wiel  512\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eICE IN GRAVEL-BED RIVERS  523\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 River-Ice Effects on Gravel-Bed Channels, Robert Ettema and Edward W. Kempema  525\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Is There a Northern Signature on Fluvial Form?, James P. McNamara  541\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Long-term and Large-scale River-ice Processes in Cold-region Watersheds, Etienne Boucher, Yves Be´gin, Dominique Arseneault, and Taha B.M.J. Ouarda 546\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525388214615,"sku":"9780470688908","price":96.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470688908.jpg?v=1731860326","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gravel-bed-rivers-9780470688908","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}