TY - GEN
T1 - Risk-based framework for stream repair projects
AU - Johnson, Peggy A.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The phrase "stream restoration" has become commonplace to describe a wide variety of stream intervention practices. Rather than using the term "restoration" to cover the broad range of stream interventions, many of which are not restoration at all, the Center for Watershed Protection has moved to using the phrase "stream repair". In this paper, a risk-based framework is presented for planning and designing stream repair projects, particularly in the vicinity of infrastructure. The method incorporates a wide variety of uncertainties, including non-quantifiable types, such as aesthetics, failure consequences, etc., providing a systematic approach to reducing risk prior to implementation. Individual components of a stream repair project, as well as the overall design, are considered. The results provide a basis for decision-making in determining the best option for stream repair and provides a powerful tool for communication between practitioners engaged in design, environmental funding and permitting agencies, infrastructure owners, and other stream stake-holders.
AB - The phrase "stream restoration" has become commonplace to describe a wide variety of stream intervention practices. Rather than using the term "restoration" to cover the broad range of stream interventions, many of which are not restoration at all, the Center for Watershed Protection has moved to using the phrase "stream repair". In this paper, a risk-based framework is presented for planning and designing stream repair projects, particularly in the vicinity of infrastructure. The method incorporates a wide variety of uncertainties, including non-quantifiable types, such as aesthetics, failure consequences, etc., providing a systematic approach to reducing risk prior to implementation. Individual components of a stream repair project, as well as the overall design, are considered. The results provide a basis for decision-making in determining the best option for stream repair and provides a powerful tool for communication between practitioners engaged in design, environmental funding and permitting agencies, infrastructure owners, and other stream stake-holders.
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U2 - 10.1061/41170(400)69
DO - 10.1061/41170(400)69
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79958150794
SN - 9780784411704
T3 - Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk: Analysis, Modeling, and Management - Proceedings of the ICVRAM 2011 and ISUMA 2011 Conferences
SP - 570
EP - 577
BT - Vulnerability, Uncertainty, and Risk
T2 - International Conference on Vulnerability and Risk Analysis and Management, ICVRAM 2011 and the International Symposium on Uncertainty Modeling and Analysis, ISUMA 2011
Y2 - 11 April 2011 through 13 April 2011
ER -