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The morphology of streams restored for market and nonmarket purposes: Insights from a mixed natural-social science approach

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Doyle, MW; Singh, J; Lave, R; Robertson, MM
Published in: Water Resources Research
July 1, 2015

We use geomorphic surveys to quantify the differences between restored and nonrestored streams, and the difference between streams restored for market purposes (compensatory mitigation) from those restored for nonmarket programs. We also analyze the social and political-economic drivers of the stream restoration and mitigation industry using analysis of policy documents and interviews with key personnel including regulators, mitigation bankers, stream designers, and scientists. Restored streams are typically wider and geomorphically more homogenous than nonrestored streams. Streams restored for the mitigation market are typically headwater streams and part of a large, complex of long restored main channels, and many restored tributaries; streams restored for nonmarket purposes are typically shorter and consist of the main channel only. Interviews reveal that designers integrate many influences including economic and regulatory constraints, but traditions of practice have a large influence as well. Thus, social forces shape the morphology of restored streams.

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Water Resources Research

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1944-7973

ISSN

0043-1397

Publication Date

July 1, 2015

Volume

51

Issue

7

Start / End Page

5603 / 5622

Related Subject Headings

  • Environmental Engineering
  • 4011 Environmental engineering
  • 4005 Civil engineering
  • 3707 Hydrology
  • 0907 Environmental Engineering
  • 0905 Civil Engineering
  • 0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
 

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Doyle, M. W., Singh, J., Lave, R., & Robertson, M. M. (2015). The morphology of streams restored for market and nonmarket purposes: Insights from a mixed natural-social science approach. Water Resources Research, 51(7), 5603–5622. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015WR017030
Doyle, M. W., J. Singh, R. Lave, and M. M. Robertson. “The morphology of streams restored for market and nonmarket purposes: Insights from a mixed natural-social science approach.” Water Resources Research 51, no. 7 (July 1, 2015): 5603–22. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015WR017030.
Doyle MW, Singh J, Lave R, Robertson MM. The morphology of streams restored for market and nonmarket purposes: Insights from a mixed natural-social science approach. Water Resources Research. 2015 Jul 1;51(7):5603–22.
Doyle, M. W., et al. “The morphology of streams restored for market and nonmarket purposes: Insights from a mixed natural-social science approach.” Water Resources Research, vol. 51, no. 7, July 2015, pp. 5603–22. Scopus, doi:10.1002/2015WR017030.
Doyle MW, Singh J, Lave R, Robertson MM. The morphology of streams restored for market and nonmarket purposes: Insights from a mixed natural-social science approach. Water Resources Research. 2015 Jul 1;51(7):5603–5622.
Journal cover image

Published In

Water Resources Research

DOI

EISSN

1944-7973

ISSN

0043-1397

Publication Date

July 1, 2015

Volume

51

Issue

7

Start / End Page

5603 / 5622

Related Subject Headings

  • Environmental Engineering
  • 4011 Environmental engineering
  • 4005 Civil engineering
  • 3707 Hydrology
  • 0907 Environmental Engineering
  • 0905 Civil Engineering
  • 0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience