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Front Cover
Table of Contents
Preface
Organisation
Organising institutions and sponsors
Acknowledgements
Keynote lectures
A. River hydrodynamics A.1. Turbulent open-channel flow and transport phenomena
A.2. Flood propagation and channel/floodplain interactions
A.3. Dam-break and highly unsteady open-channel flow
A.4. Vegetated beds and flow resistance
A.5. Interaction with structures
B. River Morphodynamics and sediment transport B.1. Mechanics of sediment tansport
B.2. Bed forms and flow resistance
B.3. Large scale river morphology and morphodynamics
B.4. Debris and hyperconcentrated flows
B.5. Geomorphic dam-break flows and breach formation
B.6. Sedimentation in reservoirs
B.7. Local scour and protection
B.8. Bank erosion and protection
C. Interdisciplinary approaches for river management C.1. Innovative field and laboratory instrumentation
C.2 Information technologies and modelling tools for river management
C.3. River habitat management and restoration
C.4. Management of risk associated to floods and man-induced river hazards
YTSS. Yangtze Special Session
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