Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012, c2008
Descript
xv, 404 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm
CONTENT
Natural river and its destruction -- Natural riverscape and its modification -- Resources I. Water resources and their loss -- Development and variation of rivers -- Development and variation of riverscapes -- Building blocks of river vegetation -- Building blocks of flood plain vegetation -- Resources II. Plants and animals, cleaning and minerals -- Building blocks of the riverscape -- Patterns, boundaries and fragmentation -- Resources III. Settlements and constructions -- Harsh riverscape -- Tempered or smiling riverscape -- Envoi