| This course explores watersheds and appropriate integrative
methods of assessment and restoration of hillslopes and stream systems.
The course begins with an exploration of the properties and processes of
watersheds, their slope materials, soils and land-use characteristics, and
the forms and processes of the stream network that drains them. Assessment
methods will apply geographic information systems (GIS) technology to problems
of hillslope runoff and soil erosion prediction, interpretation of historical
and current runoff-discharge relationships, and modeling the effects of
changing land use. Hillslope and stream restoration methods will include
physical and bio-engineering techniques, with examples drawn from throughout
the Bay Area and California. |
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