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Development, Flood Risk and the Urban Environment: Experiences from the River Tame
Author(s) -
Webster P.,
West J. R.,
Gurnell A. M.,
Petts G. E.,
Sadler J. P.,
Forster C. F.
Publication year - 2001
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.1747-6593.2001.tb00328.x
Subject(s) - flood myth , river management , environmental planning , surface runoff , water resource management , scale (ratio) , drainage basin , environmental resource management , environmental science , flood risk management , water quality , geography , hydrology (agriculture) , ecology , cartography , engineering , geotechnical engineering , archaeology , biology
Experience and knowledge of river‐restoration schemes are generally available at the reach scale. However, there are problems with the application of this knowledge at the scale of large urbanised catchments which relate to understanding the system and predicting the impact of management strategies. This paper considers problems of developing a perceptive and efficient rehabilitation strategy for a large urbanised catchment, with specific reference to the River Tame in the West Midlands. Consideration is given to (a) rainfall‐runoff relationships, (b) assessment of water quality and ecological status, and (c) predicting the impact of various management strategies.