Publ. no. 245, (1997) ISBN 1-901502-30-9, 312 + viii pages, price £42.00
The 33 papers in this publication explore and assess the significance of human activity in influencing both erosion and sediment transport. The papers were selected for the international symposium on Human Impact on Erosion and Sedimentation (Rabat Symposium S6), organized by the IAHS International Commission on Continental Erosion during the Fifth IAHS Scientific Assembly held at Rabat, Morocco, April–May 1997. This publication brings together case studies and findings from 23 countries representative of many different environments, as well as providing more general global perspectives. The first eight papers focus on human impact on erosion rates and provide useful examples of the potential magnitude of the changes associated with different human activities in a range of environments, as well as directing attention to the development of procedures for predicting the magnitude of the changes involved. The next group of 11 papers considers the downstream effects of accelerated erosion on sediment transport and sediment yield and these contributions document a wide range of examples of the impact of human activity and land development in different parts of the world. These are followed by six papers that explore a number of problems and approaches associated with the development of sediment management and control strategies. The final eight papers deal more specifically with reservoir sedimentation and the impact of river regulation. The symposium was a contribution to the International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO (IHP-V Project 2.1).
Des Walling, Jean-Luc Probst & Azaddine Diouri
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