River Restoration - Form and Function
  • Type Learning
  • Level Foundational
  • Time Weeks
  • Cost Paid
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River Restoration - Form and Function

Issued by International RiverFoundation

This RiverAcademy course focuses on fluvial geomorphology, the study of the processes that operate in river systems and the landforms which they create or have created. Understanding fluvial geomorphology can lead to improved outcomes in waterway management.

  • Type Learning
  • Level Foundational
  • Time Weeks
  • Cost Paid
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Skills

Earning Criteria

  • Completed four weeks of course content covering principles of fluvial geomorphology, spatial scale in stream systems, classifying streams in different regions, introduction to the drivers of geomorphic form and processes, open channel flow, riparian vegetation and stream processes, waterway management and planning framework, and application of river processes, engineering and restoration.
  • Completed multiple choice quizzes testing knowledge on river restoration: form & function.