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Urban stream channel hazards
Author(s) -
Gregory Ken J,
Chin Anne
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/1475-4762.00085
Subject(s) - channel (broadcasting) , urban stream , context (archaeology) , stormwater , outfall , stream restoration , drainage , environmental science , computer science , urban planning , civil engineering , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental planning , environmental resource management , surface runoff , geography , geology , streams , environmental engineering , telecommunications , engineering , computer network , geotechnical engineering , ecology , archaeology , biology
In managing urban stream channels there are pressures to use soft engineering techniques to restore channels wherever possible, to undertake management within a drainage basin context, to produce sustainable solutions and to consider community views. However, specific methods for characterizing the channel network in terms of possible management options have not been developed explicitly for urban areas. A method of characterizing the entire drainage network of urban areas, based upon segmentation of the stream channel network according to the incidence of road crossings and stormwater outfalls, is proposed together with consideration of ways in which the segments can be characterized, including stream channel hazards as a means of providing one basis for urban channel management.