| Titre | Une approche régionale de la typologie morphologique des cours d'eau. Application de la méthode "morphorégions" au bassin de la Loire et perspectives pour le bassin du Rhône (France) / A regional approach for a morphogical typology of rivers. The morphoregion method applied to the Loire basin and prospects for the Rhone basin (France) | |
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| Auteur | Jean-Gabriel Wasson, Crane Rogers, Heriniaina Andriamahefa, Jacques Bethemont | |
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Revue |
Géocarrefour Titre à cette date : Revue de géographie de Lyon |
| Numéro | volume 71, no 4, 1996 La rivière, un corridor naturel à gérer | |
| Page | 311-322 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Classification of river morphology is but one of the many components to be accounted for in establishing a global, long-term approach to river management. In the proposed method, homogeneous regions are delineated on the basis of factors that determine drainage structure : longitudinal profiles and valley side slopes, channel forms and valley characteristics, drainage density and stream size. These criteria have been hierarchically classified to enable changes of scale from the individual river segment to the drainage basin. The regionali- zation process, based primarily on the interpretation of thematic and topographic maps, is verified through field work and statistical analysis. The method is presented in the light of results obtained on the Loire basin, and is currently being applied to the Rhône basin. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/geoca_0035-113x_1996_num_71_4_4350 |
