Restoring Streams in Cities - A Guide for Planners, Policymakers, and Citizens

Conventional engineering solutions to problems of flooding and erosion are extremely destructive to natural environments. Restoring Streams in Cities presents viable alternatives to traditional practices that can be used both to repair existing ecological damage and to prevent such damage from happening.

About the author

Ann L. Riley is executive director of the Waterways Restoration Institute, where she works on the design and installation of stream restoration projects. She is involved in the evaluation of national water policy for the National Research Council, the Institute for Water Resources, and federal task forces. A Video Tour of Ecological Restoration Techniques Led by Anne Riley (Video documentary - 61 min) is available from www.urbanstreamrestoration.com.

Product details

• Authors: Riley, Ann L. Riley
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781559630429
• ISBN: 978-1-55963-042-9
• No. of pages: 448
• Weight: 781 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Urban, spatial and country planning; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration