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
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	John Wiley and Sons Inc 2016
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA170 Environmental engineering
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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 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
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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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author	Nuruzzaman, Md. Mamun, Abdullah Al Salleh, Md. Noor
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title	Impediments to river rehabilitation
title_short	Impediments to river rehabilitation
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publisher	John Wiley and Sons Inc
publishDate	2016
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