| Title | Hydraulic modelling |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Stuart Lane(author) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0418.30 |
| Landing page | https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0418/chapters/10.11647/obp.0418.30 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Stuart N. Lane; |
| Publisher | Open Book Publishers |
| Published on | 2025-02-25 |
| Long abstract | Hydraulic modelling draws from the basic physical equations that describe the conservation of mass and momentum to describe how water moves across rivers and floodplains. It is a routine component of flood and water resource management now delivered through standard pieces of software. There are key steps in a hydraulic modelling project that need to be followed to guarantee reliable results. Hydraulic modelling to predict flood inundation and sediment transport, as well as links between the two; to predict the availability of river habitat under different flow magnitudes; and to understand how pollution is dispersed in rivers and streams. Commonly overlooked, hydraulic modelling involves ethical issues as it is a form of surveillance science whose results can have major implications for the users of rivers and floodplains. |
| Page range | pp. 487–492 |
| Print length | 6 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
Stuart N. Lane is Professor of Geomorphology at the University of Lausanne. He is a geographer and civil engineer by training who has held posts at the Universities of Cambridge, Leeds and Durham in the U.K. and Lausanne in Switzerland. His work has sought to bring a geographical perspective to contemporary environmental concerns such as flooding and pollution. The primary focus of his current work is the environments created by disappearing glaciers in terms of ice, water, sediment and ecosystems and the consequences of these changes for environmental management. An important thread through his most recent research criticizes the current alignment of geography as a discipline with the ever more neo-liberal academy; and then argues for the rediscovery of a more scientific geographical science better able to cope with the crises the world is experiencing today.