Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The natural river and its destruction
- 3 The natural riverscape and its modification
- 4 Resources I. Water resources and their loss
- 5 Development and variation of rivers
- 6 Development and variation of riverscapes
- 7 Building blocks of river vegetation
- 8 Building blocks of flood plain vegetation
- 9 Resources II. Plants and animals, cleaning and minerals
- 10 Building blocks of the riverscape
- 11 Patterns, boundaries and fragmentation
- 12 Resources III. Settlements and constructions
- 13 The harsh riverscape
- 14 The tempered or smiling riverscape
- 15 Envoi
- Bibliography
- Index to plant and animal vernacular and taxonomic names
- General subject index
- References
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 August 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The natural river and its destruction
- 3 The natural riverscape and its modification
- 4 Resources I. Water resources and their loss
- 5 Development and variation of rivers
- 6 Development and variation of riverscapes
- 7 Building blocks of river vegetation
- 8 Building blocks of flood plain vegetation
- 9 Resources II. Plants and animals, cleaning and minerals
- 10 Building blocks of the riverscape
- 11 Patterns, boundaries and fragmentation
- 12 Resources III. Settlements and constructions
- 13 The harsh riverscape
- 14 The tempered or smiling riverscape
- 15 Envoi
- Bibliography
- Index to plant and animal vernacular and taxonomic names
- General subject index
- References
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- The Riverscape and the River , pp. 367 - 393Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2008