Restoring Neighborhood Streams Planning, Design, and Construction
Thirty years ago, the best thinking on urban stream management prescribed cement as the solution to flooding and other problems of people and flowing water forced into close proximity. Urban streams were perceived as little more than flood control devices
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E cological R estoration
Restoring Neighborhood Streams
Planning, Design, and Construction
ANN L. RILEY
society for ecological restoration The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration Editorial Board James Aronson, editor Karen D. Holl, associate editor Donald A. Falk, Richard J. Hobbs, Margaret A. Palmer
A complete list of titles in this series can be found in the back of this book. The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote ecological restoration as a means to sustaining the diversity of life on Earth and reestablishing an ecologically healthy relationship between nature and culture. Since its foundation in 1988, SER has been promoting the science and practice of ecological restoration around the world through its publications, conferences, and chapters. SER is a rapidly growing community of restoration ecologists and ecological restoration practitioners dedicated to developing science-based restoration practices around the globe. With members in more than forty-eight countries and all fifty US states, SER is the world’s leading restoration organization. For more information or to become a member, e-mail us at [email protected], or visit our website at www.ser.org.
restoring neighborhood streams
Restoring Neighborhood Streams Planning, Design, and Construction Ann L. Riley
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Copyright © 2016 Ann Riley All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher: Island Press, 2000 M Street, NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC 20036 Island Press is a trademark of The Center for Resource Economics. Library of Congress Control Number: 2015952388 Printed on recycled, acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Keywords: Island Press, restoration, urban stream restoration, neighborhoods
This book is dedicated to Lisa Owens Viani, neighborhood activist and environmentalist
contents
foreword acknowledgments
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Chapter 1. Is The Restoration of Urban Streams Possible? How Urban Streams Differ from Streams in Other Settings How Urban Streams Evolve Clarifying Different Perspectives on Restoration Applying Local Examples to Other Restorations Case Study Geography and Demographics References
1 3 10 12 12 13 20
Chapter 2. Defining Restoration Restoration Levels Form and Function Restoration Objectives for Case Studies Schools of Restoration References
22 25 38 40 43 49
Chapter 3. Neighborhood-Scale Restoration Projects Strawberry Creek Daylighting in Rail Yard, Berkeley, 1983 Project History Project Design and Construction Landscaping and Maintenance
53 54 54 57 59
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Related Projects Project Lessons and Significance Glen Echo Creek Reconstruction, Oakland, 1985 Project History Project Design and Construction Landscaping and Maintenance Related Projects Project Lessons and Significance Blackberry Creek, Daylig
