Restoring streams in cities
Subtitle: a guide for planners, policymakers, and citizens
By: Ann L. Riley.
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 423
Subjects: Stream conservation -- Planning.; Stream conservation -- Government policy.; Stream conservation -- Citizen participation.
Description: Ann L. Riley describes an interdisciplinary approach to stream management that does not attempt to "control" streams, but rather considers the stream as a feature in the urban environment. She presents a logical sequence of land-use planning, site design, and watershed restoration measures along with stream channel modifications and floodproofing strategies that can be used in place of destructive and expensive public works projects.

She features examples of effective and environmentally sensitive bank stabilization and flood damage reduction projects, with information on both the planning processes and end results.

Chapters provide: history of urban stream management and restoration; information on federal programs, technical assistance, and funding opportunities; and in-depth guidance on implementing projects: collecting watershed and stream channel data, installing revegetation projects, protecting buildings from overbank stream flows.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.