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Published by American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019
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- Title
- Inland Navigation: Environmental Sustainability
- Author
- Task Committee on Inland Navigation of the Waterways Committee
- Publisher
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0784415099
- ISBN 13
- 9780784415092
- Item weight
- 633 grams
Prepared by the Task Committee on Inland Navigation: Environmental Sustainability of the Waterways Committee of the Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute (COPRI) of ASCE.
Inland Navigation: Environmental Sustainability provides the current state of environmental preservation procedures for inland waterways. It presents an overview of ecosystem sustainability procedures currently used. This technical report examines environmental considerations for construction, as well as operation and restoration of inland freshwater waterways in the continental United States, which includes the lower Mississippi and lower Columbia rivers.
Topics include:
Inland Navigation: Environmental Sustainability provides the current state of environmental preservation procedures for inland waterways. It presents an overview of ecosystem sustainability procedures currently used. This technical report examines environmental considerations for construction, as well as operation and restoration of inland freshwater waterways in the continental United States, which includes the lower Mississippi and lower Columbia rivers.
Topics include:
- Hydrology and hydraulics;
- Sedimentation, dredging, and disposal;
- Water quality;
- Habitat (aquatic, terrestrial, wetlands);
- Migratory fish and birds;
- Historic preservation; and
- Restoration and environmental laws directed to waterway design and operation.
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This report is a valuable reference for those involved with waterway design and operations and will be of use as an educational text for the academic community.
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