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  • Field Guide to Rivers of North Americaby Arthur C. Benke; Colbert E. Cushing

    Elsevier Science 2009; US$ 43.95

    Based on the comprehensive, award-winning book Rivers of North America, the new Field Guide to Rivers of North America describes 200 of North America?s most significant rivers in a reader-friendly, concise format. The guide is organized by geographic regions - each section begins with a map showing the relationship of rivers within one territory and... more...

  • A World of Riversby Ellen Wohl

    University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 25.00

    Far from being the serene, natural streams of yore, modern rivers have been diverted, dammed, dumped in, and dried up, all in efforts to harness their power for human needs. But these rivers have also undergone environmental change. The old adage says you can’t step in the same river twice, and Ellen Wohl would agree—natural and synthetic... more...

  • A Watershed Yearby Cornelia F. Mutel

    University of Iowa Press 2010; US$ 19.00

    In June 2008, the rivers of eastern Iowa rose above their banks to create floods of epic proportions; their amazing size?flowing in places at a rate nearly double that of the previous record flood?and the rapidity of their rise ruined farmlands and displaced thousands of residents and hundreds of businesses. In Cedar Rapids, the waters inundated more... more...

  • River Republicby Daniel McCool

    Columbia University Press 2012; US$ 33.99

    Daniel McCool not only chronicles the history of water development agencies in America and the way in which special interests have abused rather than preserved the country?s rivers. He also narrates the second, brighter act in this ongoing story: the surging, grassroots movement to bring these rivers back to life and ensure they remain pristine for... more...

  • Braided Riversby Gregory H. Sambrook Smith; James L. Best; Charlie S. Bristow; Geoff E. Petts; Ian Jarvis

    Wiley 2009; US$ 189.95

    This important book brings together eighteen cutting-edge research papers first presented at the Second International Conference on Braided Rivers. It includes the latest research on the dynamics, deposits and ecology of these rivers. Essential reading for geomorphologists, earth scientists, engineers and ecologists with a pure and applied interest... more...

  • Rivers and Floodplainsby John S. Bridge

    Wiley 2009; US$ 129.95

    Rivers and Floodplains is concerned with the origin, geometry, water flow, sediment transport, erosion and deposition associated with modern alluvial rivers and floodplains, how they vary in time and space, and how this information is used to interpret deposits of ancient rivers and floodplains. There is specific reference to the types and lifestyles... more...

  • Rivers of North Americaby Arthur C. Benke; Colbert E. Cushing

    Elsevier Science 2011; US$ 129.00

    AWARDS: 2006 Outstanding Academic Title , by CHOICE The 2005 Award for Excellence in Professional and Scholarly Publishing by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) Best Reference 2005 , by the Library Journal Rivers of North America is an important reference for scientists, ecologists, and students studying rivers and their ecosystems.... more...