Jp. Bravard et al., Principles of engineering geomorphology for managing channel erosion and bedload transport, examples from French rivers, GEOMORPHOLO, 31(1-4), 1999, pp. 291-311
French rivers have been transformed by centuries of development to satisfy
various social demands such as navigation, hydro-electric power production,
flood control, or checking erosion. These modifications have led to impact
s that are detrimental to ecology, to resources, and to human interests. In
recent years, increased public and management awareness of these problems
has given way to new conceptions and objectives in the field of river engin
eering, among which the goal of establishing sustainable long-term manageme
nt strategies is of the highest importance. Because many of these problems
are directly or indirectly related to changes in the geomorphological funct
ioning of fluvial systems, there is a need to integrate a geomorphological
approach into river engineering practices, The principles of "engineering g
eomorphology" are developed here and are illustrated by examples taken from
rivers that drain the French Alps and their piedmont. (C) 1999 Elsevier Sc
ience B.V. All rights reserved.