Check Dam Construction for Sustainable Watershed Management and Planning

Authoritative and comprehensive reference on the potential for watershed development through the use of check dams

Check Dam Construction for Sustainable Watershed Management and Planning summarizes current knowledge of check dams as key soil and water conservation structures in some of the most sensitive and vulnerable ecosystems in the world, as exemplified by the Mediterranean area and the Chinese Loess Plateau, providing detailed information on check dam design and watershed planning, the use of advanced modeling techniques, challenges in dam construction and how to overcome them.

The work integrates decades of research in the field of soil and water conservation and gully management, including advanced studies in the field of check dam construction and watershed management. It also covers important new techniques and methods, such as hydrological modeling, isotope tracing, and more.

To aid in reader comprehension, the five highly qualified authors have divided the work into three distinct sections. Sections I and II focus on the experiences gained from the erosion hotspots in the Chinese Loess Plateau, whereas Section III expands the scope to other regions with different functions for check dams, including headwater ecosystems and alpine environments.

Sample topics covered in Check Dam Construction for Sustainable Watershed Management and Planning include:

• The regulating effect of check dam systems on sediment redistribution and the formation and development of dam systems in small watersheds
• Water and soil conservation made possible by check dam construction and sediment source analysis of water-sediment retarding effects of check dams
• The regulation of check dam systems on the erosion dynamic process and the mechanism of erosion reduction by check dams
• Flood control risk assessment on warping dam systems and the development and utilization model of check dam systems

With its systematic coverage of all aspects of dam construction and maintenance, Check Dam Construction for Sustainable Watershed Management and Planning supports decision making by local authorities and can also be used as a professional guide for ecologists, hydrologists, and water resource managers.

「可持續流域管理和規劃的檢查壩施工」是一本權威且全面的參考書，關於通過使用檢查壩進行流域開發的潛力。該書總結了目前對檢查壩的了解，作為全球一些最敏感和脆弱的生態系統中關鍵的土壤和水資源保護結構，以地中海地區和中國黃土高原為例，提供了關於檢查壩設計和流域規劃、使用先進建模技術、壩施工中的挑戰以及如何克服這些挑戰的詳細信息。

該書整合了土壤和水資源保護以及沟壑管理領域數十年的研究成果，包括檢查壩施工和流域管理的先進研究。它還涵蓋了重要的新技術和方法，例如水文模型、同位素追踪等。

為了幫助讀者理解，五位高質量的作者將該書分為三個不同的部分。第一部分和第二部分聚焦於中國黃土高原的沖蝕熱點的經驗，而第三部分則擴大了範圍，涵蓋了其他具有不同檢查壩功能的地區，包括源頭生態系統和高山環境。

「可持續流域管理和規劃的檢查壩施工」中涵蓋的示例主題包括：
- 檢查壩系統對沉積物再分配的調節作用，以及小流域中壩系統的形成和發展
- 檢查壩施工實現的水土保持和水沙減緩效應的沉積物來源分析
- 檢查壩系統對沖蝕動態過程的調節作用，以及檢查壩減蝕機制
- 洪水控制風險評估和檢查壩系統的開發和利用模型

「可持續流域管理和規劃的檢查壩施工」系統性地涵蓋了壩施工和維護的各個方面，支持地方政府的決策，也可作為生態學家、水文學家和水資源管理者的專業指南。

Zhanbin Li, State Key Laboratory of Eco-hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region, Xi'an University of Technology, China.

Peng Li, State Key Laboratory of Eco-hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region, Xi'an University of Technology, China.

Yang Yu, Jixian National Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, CNERN, School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, China.

Peng Shi, State Key Laboratory of Eco-hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region, Xi'an University of Technology, China.

Guillaume Piton, University Grenoble Alpes, The French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), Torrent Control, Snow and Avalanche Research Unit (ETNA), Grenoble, France.

李占斌，西安理工大學西北干旱區生態水力學國家重點實驗室，中國。
李鵬，西安理工大學西北干旱區生態水力學國家重點實驗室，中國。
余陽，北京林業大學土壤與水源保持學院，國家林業生態系統觀測研究站，中國。
石鵬，西安理工大學西北干旱區生態水力學國家重點實驗室，中國。
Guillaume Piton，法國格勒諾布爾大學，法國國家農業、食品和環境研究所（INRAE），Torrent Control，雪崩研究單位（ETNA），法國。