Large River Systems, a Place For Interaction Of Several Disciplines and Its Importance For Earth’s Conservancy and Sustainability

Saturday, October 5, 2013: 4:00 PM-5:30 PM
214A (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)
Chair:
Jorge Abad, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh

Description: Rivers are connectors between the continents and oceans. Along their journey, processes such as hydro-physical and morphology-ecology, river dynamics and flooding, response of river systems to climate change, river management, and human impact are described. The speakers will discuss multidisciplinary approaches to study rivers and their link to life sustainability.



4:00 PM
Introductory Remarks
4:05 PM
Anthropogenic forests and aquatic palms in Amazonia
Nigel Smith, PhD , Professor , University of Florida
4:45 PM
The impact of floodplain farming activities on streambank erosion along the Sacramento River and San Francisco Bay
Eddy Langendoen, PhD , Hydraulic Engineer , U.S. Department of Agriculture
5:05 PM
The dark future of the Amazon basin, a hydro-geomorphological perspective
Edgardo Latrubesse, PhD , Professor , University of Texas at Austin