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Author : Annable, W.K.
Date : 1999.
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Publication : Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Natural Channel Systems March 1- 4, 1999 Niagara Falls, Canada.
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Page(s) : 477-503.
Abstract
“Natural channel design does not work”. This edict has been frequently expressed in and to the stream and river restoration community over the past several decades. This proclamation is typically qualified with the following caveat by many individuals or communities of professionals: the failure rate of natural channel design is too high to be a feasible alternative, the costs of construction or investigation are too high; the liability is too great; stream classifications are not applicable in our area and / or have no utility in stream restoration design etc. I would agree with all of these statements in the proper context. However, it is the rationale for such hypotheses and the context in which they are based that warrants scrutiny. This paper attempts to explore many of the different “schools of thought” expressed about river restoration, specifically natural channel design, over the past several years which have been prevalent and have fostered an impression of uncertainty. In so doing we can hopefully begin to alter habitual practices for the future benefit of our streams and rivers and thereby learn from our past.
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