Restoring Our Urban Streams: A Study Plan for Restoring/Rehabilitating Stroubles Creek in Blacksburg, Virginia

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dc.contributor.authorZhou, Daquanen
dc.contributor.committeechairRandolph, Johnen
dc.contributor.committeememberSkabelund, Lee R.en
dc.contributor.departmentUrban and Regional Planningen
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-06T16:01:35Zen
dc.date.adate2004-06-01en
dc.date.available2011-08-06T16:01:35Zen
dc.date.issued2004-05-05en
dc.date.rdate2004-06-01en
dc.date.sdate2004-05-22en
dc.description.abstractAs the Americans have become more aware of the impact to the environment from the human induced disturbances which includes physical, chemical and biological disturbances to the degradation of streams and rivers, many studies and experiments have been done in an attempt to restore streams and rivers to more natural conditions. At the same time, success in public education and community involvement has encouraged grass-root movements that engage people in stream restoration efforts. Stroubles Creek is a freshwater stream located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The creek has experienced considerable disturbance due to land use changes over the past 100 years. The Stroubles Creek Water Initiative (SCWI), originated by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center at Virginia Tech, has been monitoring the creek for a number of years. This paper develops a planning framework for restoring and/or rehabilitating Stroubles Creek within the Town of Blacksburg. The results of stream monitoring and other research by SCWI are used to inform the recommended planning process, while a literature review and discussion of “urban stream restoration case studies” are used to guide future decision-making related to Stroubles Creek restoration/rehabilitation.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Urban and Regional Planningen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05222004-213547en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05222004-213547en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/9947en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.hasparttitilepage.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartfrontmatter.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartbody.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjecturban stream restorationen
dc.subjectStroubles Creek rehabilitationen
dc.subjectin-stream restorationen
dc.subjectriparian restorationen
dc.subjectwatershed restoration and managementen
dc.titleRestoring Our Urban Streams: A Study Plan for Restoring/Rehabilitating Stroubles Creek in Blacksburg, Virginiaen
dc.typeMajor paperen
thesis.degree.disciplineUrban and Regional Planningen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Urban and Regional Planningen

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