[PragueHydro] kurz Stream Revitalization Principles and Practice

[David Zumr]

Pěkný den všem,

v zimním semestru hostíme, v rámci jeho sabatiklu, prof. Johna Schwartze z University of Tennessee (https://cee.utk.edu/people/john-s-schwartz/). Bude u nas jednorázově vést kurz Stream Revitalization Principles and Practice.

Velmi pravděpodobně kapacitu kurzu z vlastních a Erasmus studentů nenaplníme. Pokud by kohokoliv problematika zajímala, dejte mi vědět! Případně volně šiřte mezi studenty (mgr. a phd.). Dle indicií, které mám, bude kurz velmi kvalitní.

Díky, s pozdravem

David

Rozvrh:
pondělí 14-16 přednáška, každé liché pondělí 16-18 seminář (modelování)
první přednáška už příští týden 23.9.

Course General Description:
This course introduces selected topics that are fundamental concepts/principles used for stream restoration practices used in the United States and revitalization practices in the Czech Republic. Through an understanding of watershed processes, a course focus is on the assessment of physically-degraded and ecologically-stressed lotic systems guiding what restoration techniques are applicable to enhance habitat quality. An ecological engineering approach to habitat enhancement design integrates watershed resource needs of human society with the natural environment to achieve a diverse and sustainable aquatic ecosystem. Topics covered in the course will include: watershed processes and assessment, fluvial geomorphology, environmental flows, stream ecology, aquatic habitat structure and function, and bioassessment indicators. An ecohydraulic mesohabitat-based approach to stream restoration design will be presented. It includes application of the River2D model, and the Bank Stability and Toe Erosion Model (BSTEM) supporting an ecological engineering approach to stream restoration design.

Lecture Schedule:
Week Lecture Topics
1 Introduction to Ecological Engineering and Stream Restoration/Revitalization
2 Fluvial Geomorphology: Fluvial form and process scales, channel form adjustment, hydraulic geometry and equilibrium concepts.
3 Fluvial Geomorphology: Channel hydraulics, fluvial processes; sediment transport.
4 Fluvial Geomorphology: Bank erosion processes, bank erosion modeling.
5 Bank Stability Modeling: BSTEM use for stream restoration design
6 Physical Stream Habitat: Physical habitat maintenance processes.
7 Biological Integrity: Defining biological integrity; ecological stress indicators.
8 Stream Ecology: Ecological structure and function; fundamental concepts.
9 Stream Ecology: Abiotic and biotic factors, functional traits; gap analysis for restoration.
10 Environmental Flows: Ecohydrology and ecohydraulic concepts.
11 Ecohydraulic Modeling: Introduction to River2D hydrodynamic modeling
12 Ecohydraulic Modeling: Applications of River2D for stream restoration design
13 Stream Restoration Design: Multidisciplinary restoration approaches, general applications for threshold vs alluvial channels.
14 Stream Revitalization Design: General applications, comparison with design protocols utilized in the United States.


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David Zumr, Ph.D.
Dpt. of Landscape Water Conservation
F. Civil Eng, Czech Technical University in Prague
Thákurova 7, 16629, Prague 6, Czech Republic
david...@fsv.cvut.cz
tel: +420 22435 4774