Stream Channelization: Conflict Between Ditchers, Conservationists.

Gillette, Robert

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Stream Channelization: Conflict Between Ditchers, Conservationists

Gillette, Robert

Science, 176, 4037, 890, 892-894, May 72

Summarizes the argument between the advocates of stream straightening for flood control, drainage, and navigation, and those concerned with the maintenance of ecological communities and the aesthetic values of natural" streams. (AL)

Descriptors: Dropouts, Environmental Influences, Floods, Natural Resources, Resource Materials, Rivers, Rural Development, Soil Conservation, Water Resources

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