Large Rivers
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Large Rivers: Geomorphology and Management explores an important topic in geomorphology and sedimentology: the form and function of major rivers. Our knowledge of the big rivers of the world is limited. It is currently difficult to recognise large rivers of the past from relict sedimentary deposits or to structure management policies for long international rivers. This volume brings together a substantial number of chapters on large rivers to form possibly the first structured introduction to this demanding subject. The distinguished contributors to Large Rivers have a long association with rivers of considerable dimensions. The book includes thirty chapters organised into three sections. The first part is on the environmental requirements for creating and maintaining a major river system. The second is a collection of case studies on 14 large rivers from different continents, covering a range of physical environments. The third section includes chapters on the measurement...Похожие книги
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