Chapter 5. Conceptual and Mathematical Modelling in River Restoration: Do We Have Unreasonable Confidence?

  1. Dr Stephen Darby,
  2. Professor David Sear
  1. Dr Michael Stewardson1,
  2. Dr Ian Rutherfurd2

Published Online: 2 APR 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470867082.ch5

Book Title

River Restoration: Managing the Uncertainty in Restoring Physical Habitat

River Restoration: Managing the Uncertainty in Restoring Physical Habitat

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How to Cite

Stewardson, M. and Rutherfurd, I. (2008) Conceptual and Mathematical Modelling in River Restoration: Do We Have Unreasonable Confidence?, in River Restoration: Managing the Uncertainty in Restoring Physical Habitat (eds S. Darby and D. Sear), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470867082.ch5

Editor Information

  1. School of Geography, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and eWater CRC, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3010 Australia

  2. 2

    Geography Program, School of Resource Management, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 2 APR 2008
  2. Published Print: 15 FEB 2008

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470867068

Online ISBN: 9780470867082

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Keywords:

  • model uncertainty;
  • channelised streams and stream restoration;
  • geomorphic modelling uncertainties;
  • adaptive management;
  • geomorphic conceptual model;
  • stream channel change process based conceptual models;
  • analysis of uncertainties;
  • stream restoration geomorphology

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Case Study of a Geomorphic Conceptual Model

  • Case Study of a Geomorphic Design Model

  • Concluding Discussion

  • References

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