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Research on the river function regionalization

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Objectives, principles, classification system, zoning method and procedure of river function regionalization were investigated systematically based on the present status of modern river regulation and function requirement. Considering the ecosystem continuity and river function integrality, a river is suggested to be divided into five function zones: ecological protection zone, habitat restoration zone, exploitation and utilization zone, buffer zone, and transition zone, based on the developed intensity and the function characteristics of the river. In this paper, not only the five function zones were described qualitatively, but also the quantitative examination method on how to identify their function zone types was given. A double-criterion partitioning scheme was proposed according to the functional zoning diagram constructed by the evaluation of the social and ecological function of rivers. Finally, the procedures of river function regionalization were shown.

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  1. School of Civil and Hydrologic Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China

    ShiGuo Xu, RuiHua Shi & Qian Zhao

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Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (Grant No. 20052183)

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Xu, S., Shi, R. & Zhao, Q. Research on the river function regionalization. Sci. China Ser. E-Technol. Sci. 52, 3030–3037 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-009-0184-3

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