Mountain geomorphology / / edited by Philip N. Owens and Olav Slaymaker |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.432 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
OwensPhilip N <1966-> (Philip Neil)
SlaymakerOlav <1939-> |
Soggetto topico |
Mountains
Environmental geomorphology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-203-76482-X
1-282-66701-7 9786612667015 1-4441-1906-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Book title; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Part 1 Introduction; Part 2 Historical Mountain Geomorphology; Part 3 Functional Mountain Geomorphology; Part 4 Applied Mountain Geomorphology; Part 5 Mountain Geomorphology and Global Environmental Change; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459223303321 |
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mountain geomorphology / / edited by Philip N. Owens and Olav Slaymaker |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.432 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
OwensPhilip N <1966-> (Philip Neil)
SlaymakerOlav <1939-> |
Soggetto topico |
Mountains
Environmental geomorphology |
ISBN |
1-134-63406-4
0-203-76482-X 1-282-66701-7 9786612667015 1-4441-1906-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Book title; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Part 1 Introduction; Part 2 Historical Mountain Geomorphology; Part 3 Functional Mountain Geomorphology; Part 4 Applied Mountain Geomorphology; Part 5 Mountain Geomorphology and Global Environmental Change; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785066203321 |
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mountain geomorphology / / edited by Philip N. Owens and Olav Slaymaker |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Arnold, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.432 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
OwensPhilip N <1966-> (Philip Neil)
SlaymakerOlav <1939-> |
Soggetto topico |
Mountains
Environmental geomorphology |
ISBN |
1-134-63406-4
0-203-76482-X 1-282-66701-7 9786612667015 1-4441-1906-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Book title; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; Part 1 Introduction; Part 2 Historical Mountain Geomorphology; Part 3 Functional Mountain Geomorphology; Part 4 Applied Mountain Geomorphology; Part 5 Mountain Geomorphology and Global Environmental Change; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828578903321 |
London, : Arnold, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sediment management at the river basin scale [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Philip N. Owens |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.73
363.72/84 |
Altri autori (Persone) | OwensPhilip N <1966-> (Philip Neil) |
Collana | Sustainable management of sediment resources |
Soggetto topico |
Dredging spoil - Environmental aspects
Sediments (Geology) - Analysis Soil remediation Contaminated sediments |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-05514-X
9786611055141 0-08-055326-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Table of Contents; Introductory comments by UNESCO IHP; Preface; Chapter 1: Sediment Behaviour, Functions and Management in River Basins; 1. Introduction; 2. What is sediment?; 3. Sediment movement and behaviour; 4. Sediment fluxes and storage; 5. Sediment functions and anthropogenic impacts on these; 6. Managing sediment in river basins; 7. Why manage sediment at the river basin scale?; 8. What information do we need to manage sediment at the river basin scale?; Acknowledgements; References
Chapter 2: Conceptual and Strategic Frameworks for Sediment Management at the River Basin Scale1. Sediment management today; 2. Understanding process: the need for a conceptual model; 3. Sediment management at the river basin scale; 4. Risk management in river basins; 5. Frameworks for sediment management in Europe; 6. An example of a basin-wide sediment management strategy: the Norfolk Broads, England; 7. Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Regulatory Frameworks for Sediment Management; 1. Introduction; 2. The regulatory perspective; 3. International marine and freshwater management 4. Initiatives and non-legislative drivers: a UK perspective5. Sediment management; 6. Summary and conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4: Sediment and Contaminant Sources and Transfers in River Basins; 1. Introduction; 2. Sources and pathways of sediment to river channels; 3. Sources and pathways of contaminants and nutrients to sediments; 4. Sediment-contaminant transport and transfer processes in rivers; 5. Perturbations to sediment and contaminant sources and transfers; 6. Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Decision Support Tools for Sediment Management; 1. Introduction 2. Mapping and monitoring3. Sediment tracing and fingerprinting; 4. Mathematical models; 5. Summary and conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Costs and Benefits of Sediment Management; 1. Introduction; 2. Societal Cost-Benefit Analysis; 3. Sediment management and Societal Cost-Benefit Analysis; 4. Example 1: CBA of dredging in the Netherlands; 5. Example 2: Economic analysis and river basin management in relation to the EU Water Framework Directive; 6. Environmental liability and sediments; 7. Conclusions; References; Chapter 7: Sediment Management and Stakeholder Involvement; 1. Introduction 2. Stakeholders3. Why stakeholders should be involved; 4. Stakeholder analysis; 5. Stakeholder perspectives; 6. How to involve stakeholders?; 7. Tools, processes and instruments; 8. Risks and pitfalls; 9. Conclusions; References; Chapter 8: Towards Sustainable Sediment Management at the River Basin Scale; 1. Introduction; 2. The use of science in sediment management at a river basin scale; 3. Towards sustainable management of sediment; 4. An adaptive framework for river basin management 5. Case studies linking environmental policy developments, social and physical sciences, and river basin management |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458678403321 |
Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sediment management at the river basin scale [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Philip N. Owens |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.73
363.72/84 |
Altri autori (Persone) | OwensPhilip N <1966-> (Philip Neil) |
Collana | Sustainable management of sediment resources |
Soggetto topico |
Dredging spoil - Environmental aspects
Sediments (Geology) - Analysis Soil remediation Contaminated sediments |
ISBN |
1-281-05514-X
9786611055141 0-08-055326-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Table of Contents; Introductory comments by UNESCO IHP; Preface; Chapter 1: Sediment Behaviour, Functions and Management in River Basins; 1. Introduction; 2. What is sediment?; 3. Sediment movement and behaviour; 4. Sediment fluxes and storage; 5. Sediment functions and anthropogenic impacts on these; 6. Managing sediment in river basins; 7. Why manage sediment at the river basin scale?; 8. What information do we need to manage sediment at the river basin scale?; Acknowledgements; References
Chapter 2: Conceptual and Strategic Frameworks for Sediment Management at the River Basin Scale1. Sediment management today; 2. Understanding process: the need for a conceptual model; 3. Sediment management at the river basin scale; 4. Risk management in river basins; 5. Frameworks for sediment management in Europe; 6. An example of a basin-wide sediment management strategy: the Norfolk Broads, England; 7. Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Regulatory Frameworks for Sediment Management; 1. Introduction; 2. The regulatory perspective; 3. International marine and freshwater management 4. Initiatives and non-legislative drivers: a UK perspective5. Sediment management; 6. Summary and conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4: Sediment and Contaminant Sources and Transfers in River Basins; 1. Introduction; 2. Sources and pathways of sediment to river channels; 3. Sources and pathways of contaminants and nutrients to sediments; 4. Sediment-contaminant transport and transfer processes in rivers; 5. Perturbations to sediment and contaminant sources and transfers; 6. Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Decision Support Tools for Sediment Management; 1. Introduction 2. Mapping and monitoring3. Sediment tracing and fingerprinting; 4. Mathematical models; 5. Summary and conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Costs and Benefits of Sediment Management; 1. Introduction; 2. Societal Cost-Benefit Analysis; 3. Sediment management and Societal Cost-Benefit Analysis; 4. Example 1: CBA of dredging in the Netherlands; 5. Example 2: Economic analysis and river basin management in relation to the EU Water Framework Directive; 6. Environmental liability and sediments; 7. Conclusions; References; Chapter 7: Sediment Management and Stakeholder Involvement; 1. Introduction 2. Stakeholders3. Why stakeholders should be involved; 4. Stakeholder analysis; 5. Stakeholder perspectives; 6. How to involve stakeholders?; 7. Tools, processes and instruments; 8. Risks and pitfalls; 9. Conclusions; References; Chapter 8: Towards Sustainable Sediment Management at the River Basin Scale; 1. Introduction; 2. The use of science in sediment management at a river basin scale; 3. Towards sustainable management of sediment; 4. An adaptive framework for river basin management 5. Case studies linking environmental policy developments, social and physical sciences, and river basin management |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784506403321 |
Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sediment management at the river basin scale / / edited by Philip N. Owens |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
Disciplina |
333.73
363.72/84 363.7284 |
Altri autori (Persone) | OwensPhilip N <1966-> (Philip Neil) |
Collana | Sustainable management of sediment resources |
Soggetto topico |
Dredging spoil - Environmental aspects
Sediments (Geology) - Analysis Soil remediation Contaminated sediments |
ISBN |
1-281-05514-X
9786611055141 0-08-055326-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Table of Contents; Introductory comments by UNESCO IHP; Preface; Chapter 1: Sediment Behaviour, Functions and Management in River Basins; 1. Introduction; 2. What is sediment?; 3. Sediment movement and behaviour; 4. Sediment fluxes and storage; 5. Sediment functions and anthropogenic impacts on these; 6. Managing sediment in river basins; 7. Why manage sediment at the river basin scale?; 8. What information do we need to manage sediment at the river basin scale?; Acknowledgements; References
Chapter 2: Conceptual and Strategic Frameworks for Sediment Management at the River Basin Scale1. Sediment management today; 2. Understanding process: the need for a conceptual model; 3. Sediment management at the river basin scale; 4. Risk management in river basins; 5. Frameworks for sediment management in Europe; 6. An example of a basin-wide sediment management strategy: the Norfolk Broads, England; 7. Conclusions; References; Chapter 3: Regulatory Frameworks for Sediment Management; 1. Introduction; 2. The regulatory perspective; 3. International marine and freshwater management 4. Initiatives and non-legislative drivers: a UK perspective5. Sediment management; 6. Summary and conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 4: Sediment and Contaminant Sources and Transfers in River Basins; 1. Introduction; 2. Sources and pathways of sediment to river channels; 3. Sources and pathways of contaminants and nutrients to sediments; 4. Sediment-contaminant transport and transfer processes in rivers; 5. Perturbations to sediment and contaminant sources and transfers; 6. Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Decision Support Tools for Sediment Management; 1. Introduction 2. Mapping and monitoring3. Sediment tracing and fingerprinting; 4. Mathematical models; 5. Summary and conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Costs and Benefits of Sediment Management; 1. Introduction; 2. Societal Cost-Benefit Analysis; 3. Sediment management and Societal Cost-Benefit Analysis; 4. Example 1: CBA of dredging in the Netherlands; 5. Example 2: Economic analysis and river basin management in relation to the EU Water Framework Directive; 6. Environmental liability and sediments; 7. Conclusions; References; Chapter 7: Sediment Management and Stakeholder Involvement; 1. Introduction 2. Stakeholders3. Why stakeholders should be involved; 4. Stakeholder analysis; 5. Stakeholder perspectives; 6. How to involve stakeholders?; 7. Tools, processes and instruments; 8. Risks and pitfalls; 9. Conclusions; References; Chapter 8: Towards Sustainable Sediment Management at the River Basin Scale; 1. Introduction; 2. The use of science in sediment management at a river basin scale; 3. Towards sustainable management of sediment; 4. An adaptive framework for river basin management 5. Case studies linking environmental policy developments, social and physical sciences, and river basin management |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816792103321 |
Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Soil erosion and sediment redistribution in river catchments : measurement, modelling, and management / / edited by P.N. Owens and A.J. Collins |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (342 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.3/02 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
OwensPhilip N <1966-> (Philip Neil)
CollinsA. J (Alison J.) |
Soggetto topico |
Soil erosion
River sediments Watershed management |
ISBN |
1-280-73619-4
9786610736195 1-84593-029-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""PART I: INTRODUCTION""; ""1 Introduction to Soil Erosion and Sediment Redistribution in River Catchments: Measurement, Modelling and Management in the 21st Century""; ""PART II: MEASUREMENT""; ""2 Tracing versus Monitoring: New Challenges and Opportunities in Erosion and Sediment Delivery Research""; ""3 A Comparison of Caesium-137 and Erosion Pin Data from Tai To Yan, Hong Kong""; ""4 Assessing the Contribution of Different Processes to Soil Degradation within an Arable Catchment of the Stavropol Upland, Southern European Russia""
""5 Hillslope Soil Erosion and Bioturbation after the Christmas 2001 Forest Fires near Sydney, Australia""""6 Tracing Eroded Soil in a Burnt Water Supply Catchment, Sydney, Australia: Linking Magnetic Enhancement to Soil Water Repellency""; ""7 Land Use, Sediment Delivery and Sediment Yield in England and Wales""; ""8 Seasonal Trends of Suspended Sediment Concentration in a Mediterranean Basin (Anoia River, NE Spain)""; ""9 Suspended Sediment Transport during Rainfall and Snowmelt�Rainfall Floods in a Small Lowland Catchment, Central Poland"" ""10 Sediment in the River Bush, Northern Ireland: Transport, Sources and Management Implications""""11 The Physical and Biological Influence of Spawning Fish on Fine Sediment Transport and Storage""; ""12 Lakes and Reservoirs in the Sediment Delivery System: Reconstructing Sediment Yields""; ""PART III: MODELLING""; ""13 Can Soil Erosion be Predicted?""; ""14 Erodibility Assessment in Dynamic Event-based Erosion Models""; ""15 Double-averaging Methodology in Stochastic Modelling of Soil Erosion""; ""16 Runoff and Predicting Erosion on Hillslopes within Catchments"" ""17 The Roles of Natural and Human Disturbances in Forest Soil Erosion""""18 Runoff and Erosion Modelling by WEPP in an Experimental Mediterranean Watershed""; ""19 Spatial Modelling of Ephemeral Gully Incision: a Combined Empirical and Physical Approach""; ""20 Simulating Fine Sediment Delivery in Lowland Catchments: Model Development and Application of INCA-Sed""; ""PART IV: MANAGEMENT""; ""21 Estimating Sediment Generation from Hillslopes in England and Wales: Development of a Management Planning Tool"" ""22 Management of Sediment Production and Prevention in River Catchments: a Matter of Scale?""""23 Changes in the Spatial Distribution of Erosion within a Selectively Logged Rainforest Catchment in Borneo 1988�2003""; ""24 Erosion and Deposition Rates on �Headlands� in Low-gradient Sugarcane Land in Australia""; ""25 Land Use Change, Sediment Fluxes and Reef Conservation in Belize, Central America""; ""26 Understanding the Distribution, Structure and Behaviour of Urban Sediments and Associated Metals Towards Improving Water Management Strategies"" ""27 Managing Sediment in the Landscape: Current Practices and Future Vision"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910446320903321 |
Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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