Impact of Landuse Change on River Floodplain Using Public Domain Hydraulic Model

• Main Authors: Akbari, Abolghasem, Mozafari, Golamali, Fanodi, Mohsen, Sadat Hemmesy, Maliheh
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Canadian Centerof Science and Education 2014
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7001/1/Impact_of_Landuse_Change_on_River_Floodplain_Using_Public_Domain_Hydraulic_Model.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7001/4/Impact%20of%20Landuse%20Change%20on%20River%20Floodplain%20Using%20Public%20Domain%20Hydraulic%20Model.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/7001/; http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/mas.v8n5p80

Floodplains are land areas adjacent to rivers and streams that are subjected to recurring inundation. Owing to their continually changing nature, floodplains and other flood-prone areas need to be examined in the light of how they might affect or be affected by landuse change. In this research, the...