This book is an overview of rivers and streams and their important role in the cultures and economies of the world's civilizations, discussing the benefits of rivers to people and the risks to rivers by human activities.
General Note
Includes glossary.
Content Note
Rivers - Drainage patterns and geometry - Streamflow and sediment yield - Rivers as agents of landscape evolution : valleys, canyons, floodplains, and river terraces - Rivers as agents of landscape evolution : alluvial fans, deltas, and estuaries - Major rivers of Africa - Major rivers of the Americas - Major rivers of Asia and Australia - Major rivers of Europe.