Riverbank Erosion Hazards and Channel Morphodynamics: A Perspective of Fluvial Geomorphology

This book explores fluvial processes and their consequences on river dynamics in India, integrating geomorphic, hydrologic, and socio-economic data with sustainable river basin management policies. It examines the origin and development of streams, fluvial geomorphology, river dynamics, channel migration, flow regime, and hydraulic and morphometric parameters. It also presents a new research framework based on field surveys, scientific investigations, and analytical techniques to interpret key geoinformatics data.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 274 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate realm of fluvial processes and their profound impact on river dynamics in India. It explores the seamless integration of geomorphic, hydrologic, and socio-economic data with diverse policies and decisions pertaining to sustainable river basin management. The volume takes a deep dive into the origin and evolution of streams, the chronology of fluvial geomorphology, the concept of fluvial systems, the interplay between processes and forms, river dynamics, channel migration, flow regimes, channel types, and hydraulic and morphometric parameters. It elucidates how evolving hydro-geomorphological dynamics have shaped land use patterns, the nature of fluids, the behavior of floods, and more.

Furthermore, the book conducts a case study of the Torsa River in the eastern region of India, employing channel migration zone and Bank Erosion Hazard Index models to assess the vulnerability of channel migration and bank erosion hazards. It presents a novel research framework rooted in field surveys, scientific investigations, and analytical techniques and methods to interpret critical geoinformatics data.

The book is meticulously designed with extensive illustrations, making it an invaluable resource for students, teachers, researchers, and professionals in the fields of geography, earth sciences, environmental geology, and environment and disaster management. It also holds appeal to geographers, civil engineers, hydrologists, geomorphologists, planners, and other individuals and organizations engaged in fluvial processes and riverbank erosion problems on a global scale.

Weight: 544g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032233079