Tools in fluvial geomorphology / [edited by] G. Mathias Kondolf and Herve Piegay.

Includes index.

Section I: Background
1. Tools in fluvial geomorphology: problem statement and recent practice --
Section II: The Temporal Framework: Dating and Assessing Geomorphological Trends
2 Surficial geological tools in fluvial geomorphology 15 Robert B. Jacobson, Jim E. O Connor and Takashi Oguchi --
3 Archaeology and human artefacts --
4 Using historical data in fluvial geomorphology --
Section III: The Spatial Framework: Emphasizing Spatial Structure and Nested Character of Fluvial Forms
5 System approaches in fluvial geomorphology --
6 Analysis of aerial photography and other remotely sensed data for fluvial geomorphology and river science --
7 Geomorphic classification of rivers and streams --
8 Modelling catchment processes --
Section IV: Chemical, Physical and Biological Evidence: Dating, Emphasizing Spatial Structure and Fluvial Processes
9 Using environmental radionuclides, mineral magnetism and sediment geochemistry for tracing and dating fine fluvial sediments --
10 Vegetation as a tool in the interpretation of fluvial geomorphic processes and landforms --
Section V: Analysis of Processes and Forms: Water and Sediment Interactions
11 Channel form and adjustment: characterization, measurement, interpretation and analysis --
12 Flow measurement and characterization --
13 Measuring bed sediment --
14 Coarse particle tracing in fluvial geomorphology 306 Marwan A. Hassan and Andre G. Roy --
15 Sediment transport --
16 Sediment budgets as an organizing framework in fluvial geomorphology --
Section VI: Discriminating, Simulating and Modelling Processes and Trends
17 Models in fluvial geomorphology --
18 Modelling flow, sediment transport and morphodynamics in rivers 412 Jonathan M. Nelson, Richard R. McDonald, Yasuyuki Shimizu, Ichiro Kimura, Mohamed Nabi and Kazutake Asahi --
19 Modelling fluvial morphodynamics 442 James E. Pizzuto --
20 Experimental studies and practical challenges in fluvial geomorphology --
21 Statistics and fluvial geomorphology --
Section VII: Conclusion: Applying the Tools
22 Integrating geomorphological tools to address practical problems in river management and restoration.

Fluvial Geomorphology studies the biophysical processes acting in rivers, and the sediment patterns and landforms resulting from them. It is a discipline of synthesis, with roots in geology, geography, and river engineering, and with strong interactions with allied fields such as ecology, engineering and landscape architecture.