Swiss Competences in River Engineering and Restoration
eBook - ePub

Swiss Competences in River Engineering and Restoration

  1. 214 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Swiss Competences in River Engineering and Restoration

About this book

Every year the Swiss Commission for Flood Protection (KOHS) of the Swiss Association for Water Management (SWV) organizes a symposium where professionals, officers of public administrations, and researchers exchange their experiences on special topics and key projects in river engineering and restoration. In 2014, this symposium was organized as a

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Yes, you can access Swiss Competences in River Engineering and Restoration by Anton J. Schleiss,Jörg Speerli,Roger Pfammatter,Jürg Speerli in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Civil Engineering. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Organization
  8. Sponsors
  9. Invited papers
  10. Swiss strategy for integrated risk management: Approaches to flood protection and river restoration
  11. Revitalization of rivers in Switzerland—a historical review
  12. Swiss contribution to bed load transport theories
  13. Freeboard analysis in river engineering and flood mapping—new recommendations
  14. Alpine Rhine Project (Section River Ill—Lake Constance)
  15. Flood protection along the Alpine Rhone river: Overall strategy and 3rd correction project
  16. Flood control and revitalisation along the Aare river between Thun and Berne—experiences with recreational use and other conflicts of interest
  17. Flood characteristics and flood protection concepts in the Reuss catchment basin
  18. Innovative measures for management of bed load sediment transport: Case studies from alpine rivers in western Switzerland
  19. Integrated flood forecasting and management system in a complex catchment area in the Alps—implementation of the MINERVE project in the Canton of Valais
  20. Flood protection and river restoration in the urban catchment basin of Cassarate river: An opportunity to restore public areas along an urban watercourse running through the city of Lugano
  21. Intervention and management of floods in mountain rivers and torrents in the Bernese Oberland
  22. Conference papers
  23. Driftwood retention in pre-alpine rivers
  24. Design of a bed load and driftwood filtering dam, analysis of the phenomena and hydraulic design
  25. Design of a diversion structure for the management of residual risks using physical model tests
  26. From vision to realisation—opportunities and challenges in restoring the river Bünz
  27. Physical modeling of the third stage of Aire River revitalisation project
  28. Restoration of the Broye delta into the Lake of Morat (Salavaux, Switzerland)
  29. Hydropeaking and fish migration—consequences and possible mitigation measures at the Schiffenen Dam
  30. Flow restoration in Alpine streams affected by hydropower operations—a case study for a compensation basin
  31. Morphodynamic changes in a natural river confluence due to a hydropower modified flow regime