Hands-On Workshop on the Latest Techniques for Dam Modification and Removal. Held in Hammond, Indiana on April 18, 2002. River Restoration: Practices and Concepts

摘要

The topics covered in this conference include (1) Past, Present, and Future of Dams; (2) Dam Removal: A Water Quality Perspective; (3) Effects of Dams on Fish, Macroinvertebrates, Habitat, and Water Quality in the Fox River, IL; (4) Socioeconomics of the Removal Process; (5) Sediment Transport After Dam Removal; (6) To Remove or Not to Remove: Alternatives to Dam Removal; (7) A Rural Perspective: Dam Removal on the Prairie River, WI; (8) Life in the Fast Lane: An Urban perspective on Dam Removal; and (9) Empowering the Local Community in the Dam Removal Decision-Making Processes.