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Modern Water Resources Engineering pp 237–277Cite as

River Restoration

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River restoration is to regain the ecological integrity and enhance the human well-being by reestablishing the natural hydrologic, geomorphic, and ecological processes, in a self-sustainable manner by possibly, but not necessarily, referring to a pre-disturbance state. This chapter starts with an introductory part of the basic concepts and definitions of river restoration. Following, this chapter introduces an overview of a river in terms of the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics in conjunction with river restoration. Disturbances affecting the river and problems caused by such are briefly explained. For river restoration planning, the goals and objectives of river restoration, planning process, site assessment, and investigations are explained. For river restoration design, channel design, in-stream habitat structures, riverbank restoration, channel–floodplain connectivity, and riparian restoration are explained. Finally, the restoration implementation, monitoring, and adaptive management are then explained. This chapter mainly focuses on an ecological river restoration, excluding enhancements of the amenities or the aesthetic values of such a restoration. It also does not relate to the restoration of the river water quality, which is equally as important as the restoration of river itself.

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Appendix: Guidelines and Handbooks of River Restoration (Written in English) (in Chronological Order)

Appendix: Guidelines and Handbooks of River Restoration (Written in English) (in Chronological Order)

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    Stream Corridor Restoration Design: Principles, Processes, and Practices; Federal Interagency Stream Corridor Restoration Handbook, Federal Interagency Stream Corridor Restoration Working Group (FISRWG), first published in 1998 and revised in 2001. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/stream_restoration/.

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    A Rehabilitation Manual for Australian Streams, Vol. 1 and 2, authored by I. D. Rutherfurd, Kathryn Jerie, and Nicholas, Marsh, published by Land and Water Resources Development Corporation, 2000. http://lwa.gov.au/products/pr000324.

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    Guidelines for Rehabilitation and Management of Floodplains Ecology and Safety Combined, published by Netherlands Centre for River Studies and sponsored by International Rhine-Meuse Activities, 2001. http://www.ecrr.org/publication/restgeom_doc6.pdf.

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    Manual of River Restoration Techniques, The River Restoration Centre, Silsoe, UK; First edited in 1999 and first updated in 2002. http://www.therrc.co.uk/rrc_manual.php.

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    Urban River Basin Enhancement Methods (URBEM), funded by the EC under the 5th Framework, 2004. http://www.urbem.net/index.html

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    Stream Habitat Restoration Guidelines (Final Draft), Prepared for Washington State Aquatic Habitat Guidelines Program, and co-published by the Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife and Ecology and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2004. http://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/00043/wdfw00043.pdf.

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    Stream Restoration Design, Part 654 National Engineering Handbook, US Department of Agriculture, National Resources Conservation Center, 2007. http://policy.nrcs.usda.gov/viewerFS.aspx?id=3491.

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    California Riparian Habitat Restoration Handbook, Second Edition, F. Thomas Griggs and River Partners, July 2009. http://www.riverpartners.org/reports-and-articles/Restoration_Handbook_July_Final4Web.pdf.

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Woo, H. (2014). River Restoration. In: Wang, L., Yang, C. (eds) Modern Water Resources Engineering. Handbook of Environmental Engineering, vol 15. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-595-8_4

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