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The Application of a Computer‐Based System in the Development of Objective River Maintenance
Author(s) -
FITZSIMONS J.,
PIMPERTON A. J.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1990.tb01571.x
Subject(s) - dredging , work (physics) , environmental planning , environmental resource management , service (business) , environmental science , engineering , civil engineering , water resource management , business , ecology , mechanical engineering , marketing , biology
During recent years the need for more objective ways of planning river maintenance work has been highlighted by (a) a greater emphasis on justifying budgets, (b) the requirement to provide ‘levels of service’ indicators, and (c) the growing concern from conservationists. This has prompted the development of a computer system within the Severn Trent Authority, known as the Rivers Information and Maintenance System (RIMS), which is described in this paper. This system allows engineers who are responsible for the maintenance of about 3500 km of main river in the STWA area to assess the costs, benefits, and ultimately the environmental impact, of carrying out such works as dredging, tree work and weed control.