CHAPTER 16
Littoral and Shoreline Processes in Large Man-Made Lakes
A. Sh. Khabidov
ABSTRACT: The generation of GIS and their application for environmentally sound
management of the coastal zone are impossible without knowledge of environment
itself. Traditionally, the emphasis is given to oceans, marginal and enclosed seas or
natural lakes in studies of the coastal environment. Evidence from the coastal
environment of man-made lakes is limited and mechanisms of its changes are not
generally agreed upon. Because of this, the findings of investigations of the
sedimentary environment of large man-made lakes and the associated littoral and
shoreline processes will be discussed in this chapter.
Introduction
No less than 30,000 man-made lakes can be counted around the World. In response to
the creation of reservoirs landscape changes took place over an area of
the
most marked changes occuring at the boundaries between water bodies and adjacent
terrestrial patches. This has generated a need for the development of coastal zone
management of man-made lakes (Avakyan et al., 1987; Voropaev and Voropaev, 1979).
Most, if not all, of the responsible authorities dealing with the coastal
resources of oceans, marginal and enclosed seas, natural and man-made lakes
recognize the interrelationships between the natural coastal system and the fabric of
society. This leads to management in which both are taken into account or, in other
words, to environmentally sound management. Thus, coastal zone management seeks a
harmonious interaction between the socio-economic system and the relevant
constituents of natural systems.
Two thirds of mankind have chosen to live, work and recreate on land and
cities near the coast. However no less than 60-70 per cent of all the sedimentary coasts
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D.R. Green and S.D. King (eds.), Coastal and Marine Geo-Information Systems, 205–212.
© 2003 Khmer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands.
Littoral and Shoreline Processes in Large Man-Made Lakes
A. Sh. Khabidov
ABSTRACT: The generation of GIS and their application for environmentally sound
management of the coastal zone are impossible without knowledge of environment
itself. Traditionally, the emphasis is given to oceans, marginal and enclosed seas or
natural lakes in studies of the coastal environment. Evidence from the coastal
environment of man-made lakes is limited and mechanisms of its changes are not
generally agreed upon. Because of this, the findings of investigations of the
sedimentary environment of large man-made lakes and the associated littoral and
shoreline processes will be discussed in this chapter.
Introduction
No less than 30,000 man-made lakes can be counted around the World. In response to
the creation of reservoirs landscape changes took place over an area of
the
most marked changes occuring at the boundaries between water bodies and adjacent
terrestrial patches. This has generated a need for the development of coastal zone
management of man-made lakes (Avakyan et al., 1987; Voropaev and Voropaev, 1979).
Most, if not all, of the responsible authorities dealing with the coastal
resources of oceans, marginal and enclosed seas, natural and man-made lakes
recognize the interrelationships between the natural coastal system and the fabric of
society. This leads to management in which both are taken into account or, in other
words, to environmentally sound management. Thus, coastal zone management seeks a
harmonious interaction between the socio-economic system and the relevant
constituents of natural systems.
Two thirds of mankind have chosen to live, work and recreate on land and
cities near the coast. However no less than 60-70 per cent of all the sedimentary coasts
205
D.R. Green and S.D. King (eds.), Coastal and Marine Geo-Information Systems, 205–212.
© 2003 Khmer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands.