Sediment Dynamics in Changing Environments

Edited by Jochen Schmidt, Tom Cochrane, Chris Phillips, Sandy Elliott, Tim Davies & Les Basher

IAHS Publ. 325 (2008) ISBN 978-1-901502-84-8, 626 + xiv pp. Price £ 105

To understand Sediment Dynamics in Changing Environments we need to advance our knowledge of sedimentary processes and systems, and in particular of associated scaling issues. This knowledge, derived from information and analysis of historical sediment archives and system analysis and modelling, enhances our abilities to assess impacts of global change on sedimentary systems. Most importantly, we need to find ways to link our understanding and models of sedimentary systems with impacts on human environments, including hazard and risk assessment, improvement of management, and feedback into policy frameworks. The papers in this book, first presented at an IAHS Symposium in New Zealand in December 2008, document the international research efforts going into the themes of:

  1. Unlocking the archives – dating and source tracing technologies
  2. Processes and scales in sedimentary systems – from point to continents
  3. Global change and erosion
  4. Linking erosion with environmental and societal impacts


 

    Contents


     
      • Jochen Schmidt, Tom Cochrane, Chris Phillips, Sandy Elliott, Tim Davies & Les Basher
        Preface
         
    1. Unlocking the archives – dating and source tracing technologies
       
       
    2. Processes and scales in sedimentary systems – from point to continents
       
       
    3. Global change and erosion
       
       
    4. Linking erosion with environmental and societal impacts: sediment production, river regulation, depositional environments, hazards and risks, management and policy