River Futures : An Integrative Scientific Approach to River Repair.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part I: The Emerging Process of River Repair -- Ch. 1: Moves Toward an Era of River Repair -- The Emerging Process of River Repair -- The Emergence of Integrative River Science -- Framing Our Goals in the Process of River Repair -- Structure of the Book -- Ch. 2: Vision Generation: What Do We Seek to Achieve in River Rehabilitation? -- Using a Guiding Image to Set Rehabilitation Goals -- Scientific Considerations in Vision Generation -- Assessing Rehabilitation Success -- Socioeconomic Considerations: An Inclusive Approach to Vision Generation -- Incorporating a Guiding Image into Successful River Rehabilitation Practice -- Conclusion -- Ch. 3: Turbulence and Train Wrecks: Using Knowledge Strategies to Enhance the Application of Integrative River Science to Effective River Management -- Sources of Turbulence -- Reducing Turbulence with Shared Beliefs: Tenets and Commitments -- Seeking Solvable Problems: Comparative Analysis of Knowledge Structures -- Four Logical Steps to Evaluate Knowledge Structures -- Strategies for Constructing Solvable Problems: Difficulties and Potential Solutions -- Conclusions -- Part II: An Integrative Scientific Perspective to Guide the Process of River Repair -- Ch. 4: The Spatial Organization of River Systems -- Perspectives on the Spatial Organization of River Systems -- An Integrated Perspective: Analyzing River Systems as Spatially Nested Hierarchies -- Challenges in Determining Scales and Patch Boundaries -- Biotic Implications of the Spatial Arrangement of Geomorphic Process Domains -- Management Implications -- Conclusion -- Ch. 5: Working with Change: The Importance of Evolutionary Perspectives in Framing the Trajectory of River Adjustment -- Framing Contemporary River Dynamics in Their Evolutionary Context.

Scales and Forms of Geomorphic Adjustment -- Linkages between Abiotic and Biotic Adjustments along Rivers -- Conceptualizing River Evolution and Recovery as a Basis for Management Planning and Action -- Examples of River Trajectories -- Place-Based Conceptual Modeling -- Conclusion -- Ch. 6: Ecological Function in Rivers: Insights from Crossdisciplinary Science -- Interactions between Structure and Function -- Interactions in Space and Time -- Connectivity within Riverine Ecosystems -- Examples of Crossdisciplinary Research on Ecological Function -- Conclusion -- Ch. 7: Principles of River Condition Assessment -- Purposes of River Condition Assessments -- Ecosystem Integrity as a Basis for Assessing Biophysical River Condition -- Integrating Abiotic and Biotic Factors in Assessments of River Condition -- What Is Natural or Expected? Defining Reference Conditions -- Identifying Indicators That Provide a Reliable and Relevant Measure of the Biophysical Condition of Rivers -- Considerations in the Design and Application of Integrative Frameworks for Assessing Biophysical Condition -- Integrating Tools for Assessing River Condition -- Conclusion -- Ch. 8: Social and Biophysical Connectivity of River Systems -- Connectivity and River Health -- Forms, Patterns, and Changes to Physical (Dis)Connectivity -- Social (Dis)Connectivity -- Contrasting Sub-Catchments from the Hunter Valley, New South Wales -- Interbasin Transfers: The Snowy Hydro Scheme -- (Dis)Connectivity: Themes for Integrative River Management -- Synthesis: Sustainability, Health, Justice, and Policy in Addressing (Dis)Connectivity -- Conclusion -- Part III: International Perspectives on the Process of River Repair -- Ch. 9: The Australian River Management Experience -- Setting the Scene: The Australian Landscape and Historical Setting.

Biophysical Themes in Australian River Management Practice: What Is Achievable? -- The Organizational Context of Australian River Management Practice: The Capacity to Do Something -- Social Themes in Australian River Management Practice: Community Will to Do Something -- Integration and Future Challenges -- Conclusion -- Ch. 10: River Management in the United States -- How Healthy Are Rivers in the United States? -- Policy and Legal Framework -- Contemporary Pressures and Constraints on Water Resources -- Likely Future Influences on River Management -- Strategies for River Protection and Rehabilitation -- Examples of River Rehabilitation -- Conclusion -- Ch. 11: Integrative River Science and Rehabilitation: European Experiences -- The Emergence of Integrative River Science in European Countries -- Integrative River Science in Pioneer Rehabilitation Programs -- Challenges Approaching Implementation of the European Water Framework Directive -- Conclusion -- Ch. 12: The Light and Dark of Sabo-Dammed Streams in Steepland Settings in Japan -- Why Have We Developed the Sabo Dam Country? -- Discontinuity of Geoecological Interactions along River Courses -- Management of Dammed Streams -- Conclusion -- Ch. 13: Application of Integrative Science in the Management of South African Rivers -- South African Water Legislation, Agenda 21, and South African River Management -- The Reserve as an Example of South African Management Frameworks -- Future Fluvial Geomorphologies -- Integrative Science and the Future of South African River Management -- Conclusion -- Part IV: Managing the Process of River Repair -- Ch. 14: Restoring Uncertainty: Translating Science into Management Practice -- Sources of Uncertainty in the Management of River Systems -- The Assessment of Condition in River Management: Characteristics and Uncertainty -- Uncertainty and Sustainability.

Living with Uncertainty in the Era of River Repair -- Conclusion -- Ch. 15: River Futures -- The Emerging Process of River Repair -- Using Coherent Scientific Information to Guide the Process of River Repair -- Managing the Process of River Repair -- Conclusion -- About the Contributors -- Index.

River Futures offers a positive, practical, and constructive focus that directly addresses the major challenge of a new era of river conservation and rehabilitation--that of bringing together the diverse and typically discipline-bound sets of knowledge and practices that are involved in repairing rivers. It is a valuable resource for anyone involved in river restoration and management, including restorationists, scientists, managers, and policymakers, as well as undergraduate and graduate students.

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