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Apr 26, 2012
Urban Channel Restoration: Design and Monitoring
Authors: Wendi Goldsmith, Kirk R. Barrett, Ph.D., Marit Larson, and William LattrellAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Engineering Approaches to Ecosystem Restoration
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Bioengineering techniques employing living vegetation and non-living organic materials, often in combination with hard structures, are an effective approach for channel stabilization while restoring some natural riparian functions. A good bioengineering design relies on careful analysis of hydrologic and geomorphic conditions to help the selection and location of vegetation, and other materials and the design of the channel form and cross-section. A case study located in Chicopee, Massachusetts demonstrates the integration of geomorphic considerations in bioengineering design in a highly incised urban channel where hard structure was originally planned. Monitoring for one year after construction shows positive results in terms of structural stability, sediment transport, vegetative development, and aquatic and terrestrial habitat.
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Wendi Goldsmith
Senior Bioengineer, The Bioengineering Group, Inc., 53 Mason St., Salem, MA, 01970
Kirk R. Barrett, Ph.D.
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Water Resources Engineer, The Bioengineering Group, Inc., 53 Mason St., Salem, MA, 01970
Marit Larson
Graduate student, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle
William Lattrell
Senior Scientist, Valley Environmental Services, 63 French King Highway-Unit 8, Greenfield MA 01301
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