Impact of local water management and hydraulic-engineering projects on river deltasстатья
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Аннотация:The history of economic development of river deltas and the main types of local water management and hydraulic-engineering projects aimed at using and protecting the natural resources are discussed. The specific features of such projects include diking of branches and deltaic islands, artificial flow redistribution in deltas, engineering work on improvement of navigation conditions, and anthropogenic transformation of the surface of deltas. The hydrological, morphological, and environmental consequences of these projects are analyzed. Close attention is given to the maim methods of analysis, calculation, and prediction of the impact of local water management activities on the regime, structure, and ecosystems of deltas. Mention is made of adverse effects of some projects in particular deltas, designed and accomplished without considering specific features of deltas as unified hydraulic-morphological systems, and possible consequences of these projects.