Quaternary Evolution of Eastern Piedmont Floodplains and Stream Channels: Policy Implications for Urban Stream Restoration

摘要

Urban stream restoration is plagued with the risk of failure primarily because of a lack of understanding the differences between urban and rural hydrology. In addition, there are also much larger differences in regional stream restoration practices associated with the Quaternary history of floodplain and stream channel evolution. This paper is a continuation of Schlindwein (2004); unlike the previous paper, which concentrated on physical phenomenon, this paper will place stream restoration into a broader Quaternary classification and then compare and contrast policy and practice.