Incised river channels : processes, forms, engineering, and management / edited by Stephen E. Darby, Andrew Simon

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Contents List of contributors Acknowledgements Sect. I Introduction Ch. 1 The Nature and Significance of Incised River Channels / A. Simon, S. E. Darby Ch. 2 Causes and Controls of Channel Incision / S. A. Schumm Sect. II Processes, Forms, and Incised Channel Evolution Ch. 3 Sediment Transport Processes and Channel Incision: Mixed Size Sediment Transport, Degradation and Armouring / T. Tsujimoto Ch. 4 Oscillatory Response versus Progressive Degradation of Incised Channels in Southeastern Australia / W. D. Erskine Ch. 5 Bank Processes and Channel Evolution in the Incised Rivers of North-Central Mississippi / C. R. Thorne Ch. 6 Streambank Mechanics and the Role of Bank and Near-Bank Processes in Incised Channels [and others] / A. Simon, A. Curini, S. E. Darby Ch. 7 Evolution of Arroyos: Incised Channels of the Southwestern United States / J. G. Elliott, A. C. Gellis, S. B. Aby Ch. 8 Incised Bedrock Channels / E. E. Wohl Ch. 9 Relations among Riparian Vegetation, Channel Incision Processes and Forms, and Large Woody Debris / C. R. Hupp Ch. 10 Erosional Processes at an Abrupt Channel Head: Implications for Channel Entrenchment and Discontinuous Gully Formation / D. R. Montgomery Ch. 11 Simulation of Gully Erosion and Bistable Landforms / A. D. Howard Sect. III Engineering and Management of Incised Rivers Ch. 12 Environmental and Societal Effects of Channel Incision and Remedial Strategies / J. P. Bravard, G. M. Kondolf, H. Piegay Ch. 13 Stream Channel Restoration and Erosion Control for Incised Channels in Alpine Environments / M. N. R. Jaeggi, B. Zarn Ch. 14 Geomorphological Approaches to Incised Stream Channel Restoration in the United States and Europe / F. D. Shields, Jr., A. Brookes, J. Haltiner Ch. 15 Design and Effectiveness of Grade Control Structures in Incised River Channels of North Mississippi, USA / C. C. Watson, D. S. Biedenharn Author Index Geographical Index Subject Index