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Publications

Reports

  • The River Corridor: A Modular River Assessment Method Based on Process Units and Widely Available Data in the Northeast U.S.
  • River and Stream Power Assessment Report Including Culvert and Bridge Vulnerability Analysis: Deerfield River Basin, Massachusetts and Vermont (MS #1003)
  • Supporting New England Communities to Become River-Smart: Policies and Programs that can Help New England Towns Thrive Despite River Floods

Manuals

  • Stream Power: Origins, Geomorphic Applications, and GIS Procedures
  • Municipal Guidance for Flood Emergencies: Franklin and Berkshire Counties, Massachusetts
  • Municipal Guidance for Flood Emergencies in Vermont 
  • River Corridor Toolkit

Journal Articles

  • Fluvial geomorphic assessment and river corridor mapping as flood risk management tools in Massachusetts, USA

Theses

  • Improving Small Community Flood Resilience: The Multiple Strategies of Watershed Partnerships
  • Using Digital Elevation Models Derived from Airborne LiDAR and Other Remote Sensing Data to Model Channel Networks and Estimate Fluvial Geomorphological Metrics

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