E-learning for fluvial geomorphology

An e-learning package introducing the science of fluvial geomorphology and the ways that it can be used in river management.

From:
Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme and Environment Agency
Published
17 February 2021
Category:
Environmental management and sustainability
Topics:
Flood risk assessment, Hydrology, Natural capital, Natural flood management, Sustainability and Understanding physical processes
Project status:
Completed
Project code:
SC030008
Date of completion:
31 March 2005

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E-learning for fluvial geomorphology - summary (132 KB) PDF

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The processes of how the landscape around rivers is formed and shaped contribute significantly to how river habitats are formed and shaped. They include banks eroding and sediments being deposited, which change the shape and form of river channels. This influences how often it floods, and how badly. These geomorphological processes also influence how nutrients and pollutants are stored and transported in river systems.

This e-learning package introduces the science of fluvial geomorphology and the ways that it can be used in river management. It also presents other resources available to support Environment Agency staff.

The five modules cover:

  • the basics of geomorphology
  • an overview of the ‘Guidebook of Applied Fluvial Geomorphology’
  • hydromorphology and the Water Framework Directive
  • methods in fluvial geomorphology
  • applications and case studies

This training will be of interest to those working within the Environment Agency in:

  • flood risk management
  • conservation and ecology
  • fisheries
  • environmental management
  • the protection of water resources

This project ran from 2004 to 2005.

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Published 17 February 2021
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