Impediments to river rehabilitation

Rehabilitation of river ecosystems is generally initiated when a river is no longer able to provide benefits to humans and other living beings. The major purposes of river rehabilitation projects are improving water quality, conserving nature, rehabilitating fisheries and riparian habitats, flood m...

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Main Authors: Nuruzzaman, Md., Mamun, Abdullah Al, Salleh, Md. Noor
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Language:English
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Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc 2016
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description Rehabilitation of river ecosystems is generally initiated when a river is no longer able to provide benefits to humans and other living beings. The major purposes of river rehabilitation projects are improving water quality, conserving nature, rehabilitating fisheries and riparian habitats, flood mitigation, and creating recreational opportunities.For a river rehabilitation project to be successful,it must have specific and clearly explained objectives, although these objectives will vary for each project depending upon factors such as economics, public demand,ecosystem benefits, and the like. In this article, we provide a critical analysis of the purposes that drive river rehabilitation projects and we identify and discuss impediments that can cause a project to deviate from its intended goals. We also discuss major constraints on rehabilitation efforts that can result in failed projects.
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spelling iium-570082019-07-26T02:06:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/57008/ Impediments to river rehabilitation Nuruzzaman, Md. Mamun, Abdullah Al Salleh, Md. Noor TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA170 Environmental engineering. Sustainable engineering Rehabilitation of river ecosystems is generally initiated when a river is no longer able to provide benefits to humans and other living beings. The major purposes of river rehabilitation projects are improving water quality, conserving nature, rehabilitating fisheries and riparian habitats, flood mitigation, and creating recreational opportunities.For a river rehabilitation project to be successful,it must have specific and clearly explained objectives, although these objectives will vary for each project depending upon factors such as economics, public demand,ecosystem benefits, and the like. In this article, we provide a critical analysis of the purposes that drive river rehabilitation projects and we identify and discuss impediments that can cause a project to deviate from its intended goals. We also discuss major constraints on rehabilitation efforts that can result in failed projects. John Wiley and Sons Inc 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57008/1/2%20Paper%20tqem21488.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/57008/7/57008_Impediments%20to%20River%20Rehabilitation_scopus.pdf Nuruzzaman, Md. and Mamun, Abdullah Al and Salleh, Md. Noor (2016) Impediments to river rehabilitation. Environmental Quality Management, 26 (2). pp. 5-21. ISSN 1088-1913 E-ISSN 1520-6483 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/tqem.2016.26.issue-2/issuetoc 10.1002/tqem.21488
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA170 Environmental engineering. Sustainable engineering
Nuruzzaman, Md.
Mamun, Abdullah Al
Salleh, Md. Noor
Impediments to river rehabilitation
title Impediments to river rehabilitation
title_full Impediments to river rehabilitation
title_fullStr Impediments to river rehabilitation
title_full_unstemmed Impediments to river rehabilitation
title_short Impediments to river rehabilitation
title_sort impediments to river rehabilitation
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA170 Environmental engineering. Sustainable engineering
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/57008/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/57008/1/2%20Paper%20tqem21488.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/57008/7/57008_Impediments%20to%20River%20Rehabilitation_scopus.pdf