Fall 2006: MW 2:10-3:25, plus field trips
This course explores watersheds and integrated methods of assessment and restoration of hillslopes and stream systems. The course begins with an exploration of the properties and processes of watersheds, from hillslopes to stream corridors, their soils and land-use characteristics, and the forms and processes of the stream networks that drain them. Assessment methods will apply field methods and GIS technology to problems of hillslope erosion, runoff-discharge relationships, habitat requirements and modeling the effects of changing land use on biogeomorphic function. Hillslope and stream restoration methods will include physical and bio-engineering techniques, with Bay Area examples.
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II. Assessment Methods |
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III. Restoration |
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