Inland Navigation : Environmental Sustainability
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0784415099
ISBN-13
9780784415092
Publisher
American Society of Civil Engineers
Imprint
American Society of Civil Engineers
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 30th, 2019
Print length
180 Pages
Weight
633 grams
Ksh 17,300.00
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Provides the current state of environmental preservation procedures for inland waterways. This technical report presents an overview of ecosystem sustainability procedures currently used. It examines environmental considerations for construction, as well as operation and restoration of inland freshwater waterways in the US.
Prepared by the Task Committee on Inland Navigation: Environmental Sustainability of the Waterways Committee of the Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute (COPRI) of ASCE.
Inland Navigation: Environmental Sustainability provides the current state of environmental preservation procedures for inland waterways. It presents an overview of ecosystem sustainability procedures currently used. This technical report examines environmental considerations for construction, as well as operation and restoration of inland freshwater waterways in the continental United States, which includes the lower Mississippi and lower Columbia rivers.
Topics include:
Inland Navigation: Environmental Sustainability provides the current state of environmental preservation procedures for inland waterways. It presents an overview of ecosystem sustainability procedures currently used. This technical report examines environmental considerations for construction, as well as operation and restoration of inland freshwater waterways in the continental United States, which includes the lower Mississippi and lower Columbia rivers.
Topics include:
- Hydrology and hydraulics;
- Sedimentation, dredging, and disposal;
- Water quality;
- Habitat (aquatic, terrestrial, wetlands);
- Migratory fish and birds;
- Historic preservation; and
- Restoration and environmental laws directed to waterway design and operation.
This report is a valuable reference for those involved with waterway design and operations and will be of use as an educational text for the academic community.
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