The politics of heritage in a river-city: imperial, hyper-colonial, and globalising Tianjin by Maurizio Marinelli

“…Abstract The intent of this article is to analyse the interconnectedness between urban transformation and eco-heritage value over time in Tianjin from a river-city perspective. The focus is on the Hai River’s (海河) contribution to the mechanisms of space and power in imperial, hyper-colonial, and globalising Tianjin. …”
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Effectiveness of sheet pile enclosure with drainage ability as liquefaction countermeasure for river levees by Mitsu Okamura, Mizuki Suyama, Kohei Ono

“…Sheet-pile enclosures are often employed as liquefaction countermeasures for river levees in Japan. However, the stiffness of the sheet piles alone is often insufficient to maintain levees on liquefied foundation soil high enough to prevent overflooding. …”
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FUNERARY TOWERS CHULLPA IN THE LAUCA RIVER VALLEY: A FIRST ARCHAEOASTRONOMICAL ANALYSIS by A. Gangui

“…Several authors, from chroniclers of the colonial era to more modern explorers, indicate that the tomb towers of these regions are oriented in such a way that important parts of their structure (in general, the entrances of the chullpas) point towards the sunrise on the eastern horizon, in order to be imbued with the first rays of the Sun. …”
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Development Level Evaluation of Water Ecological Civilization in Yangtze River Economic Belt by Qi Qi, Shengbang Song

“…This paper sets up an evaluation index system (EIS) for WEC development (WECD) level, which covers such three dimensions as social economic development, control over total water resources and water utilization efficiency, and synthetic environmental governance and adopts set pair analysis (SPA) to measure and analyze the WECD level in Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) from 2010 to 2019. …”
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Evaluation of Satellite Rainfall Products over the Mahaweli River Basin in Sri Lanka by Helani Perera, Shalinda Fernando, Miyuru B. Gunathilake, T. A. J. G. Sirisena, Upaka Rathnayake

“…The Mahaweli River Basin (MRB), the largest river basin in Sri Lanka, is the heart of the country’s water resources contributing to a significant share of the hydropower production and agricultural sector. …”
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Retrospective trend analysis of biocides in suspended particulate matter of major German rivers by Georg Dierkes, Susanne Schmidt, Christiane Meier, Korinna Ziegler, Jan Koschorreck, Arne Wick

“…The aim of this study was to obtain an overview of the temporal trends of selected biocides in SPM using German rivers as an example. For this purpose, SPM from the German Environmental Specimen Bank was used for a retrospective trend assessment of a broad spectrum of biocides in integrated SPM samples (yearly composite) in six large German rivers between 2008 and 2021. …”
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A Design Method of Inland River Channel Based on Hydrodynamic Response of Ship by ZHANG Lei, FENG Shaoxiong, TAN Kun, GUO Tao, SONG Chengguo, CHU Xiumin, MIAO Yang

“…Channel is the navigable area for ships in rivers and canals. The analyses of flow details and experiences of engineers are extensively used for the design of channel nowadays, without thorough consideration of the fluid-structure interaction between flow and ships. …”
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Real time forecasting in the coastal zone: Stream power in the lower Mississippi River by Laura Manuel, Ehab Meselhe, Kelin Hu, Arnejan van Loenen, Thies Blokhuijsen, Md Nazmul Azim Beg

“…New hydrological insights for the region: Primary outputs of the forecasting system, which are not produced by public agencies at the time of this study, include the provision of reach scale stream power forecasts for the Lower Mississippi River profile from Baton Rouge, LA to the Gulf of Mexico and detailed forecasts of flow partitioning among the natural outlets near the Mississippi River Delta. …”
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Spatiotemporal evolution and driving force analysis of drought characteristics in the Yellow River Basin by Meiying Wang, Yangbo Chen, Jingyu Li, Yanjun Zhao

“…This research provides crucial insights for effective water resource management and drought mitigation strategies in the Yellow River Basin.…”
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Vegetation Dynamics and Sensitivity Responds to Climate Change in the Upstream of the Yellow River, China by XiangYu Lan, RuoWei Li, Xin Wang, TianCai Zhou, YunHui Li, JieJi Duo, Jian Sun

“…Although the upstream of the Yellow River (URYR) is an ecological security barrier to China, regional ecosystem functionings are pretty fragile and sensitive. …”
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Analyzing the hydro-morphological indicators of the Balharoud river with the aim of determining the trend and causes of riverbed change by Tayebeh Kiani, Mohsen Pourbashir Hir

“…Therefore, its hydrologic behavior should always be considered. Iran has several border rivers with its neighbors that its necessary be studied of wise “the bed change approach. …”
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Design and Prototype of a Remote-Controlled Cleaning System for River Rwizi in Mbarara District. by Muhwezi, Collins

“…The River Rwizi in Mbarara District, Uganda, serves as a critical water source for the local community but faces severe pollution challenges due to accumulated debris, garbage, and plastics. …”
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SPEI-Based Spatiotemporal Analysis of Drought in Haihe River Basin from 1961 to 2010 by Meijian Yang, Denghua Yan, Yingdong Yu, Zhiyong Yang

“…Under the background of climate change, the monthly accumulated precipitation and monthly averaged temperature of 47 meteorological stations in and around Haihe River Basin (HRB) were analyzed using Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Indices (SPEI) to obtain the temporal variability and spatial distribution of different drought levels during the last 50 years with the support of GIS. …”
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Effect of Chemical and Physical Properties of River Water in Shatt Al-Hilla on Phytoplankton Communities by Fikrat M. Hassan, Nuha F. Kathim, Falah H. Hussein

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Spatial Distribution and Pollution Assessment of Metals in Sediments of the Babon River, Central Java, Indonesia by Haeruddin Haeruddin, Agoes Soegianto, Frida Purwanti, Arif Rahman, Carolyn Melissa Payus, Hefni Effendi

“…Background. The Babon River is one of the drainage channels in Semarang, Indonesia, that is used for drinking water, irrigated agriculture of paddy fields and gardens, fish farming media, and the disposal of industrial wastewater. …”
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An Assessment of Human versus Climatic Impacts on Jing River Basin, Loess Plateau, China by Yi He, Fei Wang, Xingmin Mu, Huiting Yan, Guangju Zhao

“…The runoff declined in all nine paired years, but the sediment load and concentration decreased in seven (78%) and six (67%) paired years, respectively. …”
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Future climate change impact on hydrological regime of river basin using SWAT model by V. Anand, B. Oinam

“…Manipur River basin lies in the extreme northeast region of India nestled in the lesser Himalayan ranges and it is under severe pressure from anthropogenic and natural factors. …”
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Evaluation of atmospheric methane concentrations and growth trends in selected locations of Rivers State, Nigeria by Onwusameka Sonny Ogbowuokara, Tambari Gladson Leton, John Nwenearizi Ugbebor, Ochuko Felix Orikpete

“… The study addresses the increasing atmospheric methane mixing ratios in Rivers State, Nigeria, a pressing issue linked to global warming. …”
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Diagnosis of land degradation and analysis of its spatiotemporal evolution in the Jinghe River Basin, Xinjiang by Ya Peng, Zhaopeng Wu, Xinpeng Shi, Yuting Tian, Ruirui Zhang

“…The situation and trend of land degradation in the Jinghe River Basin are not clear. This study constructs a comprehensive Land Degradation Index (LDI) through multiple indicators to analyze the trend of land degradation in the Jinghe River Basin. …”
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TOURISM AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC WELLBEING OF PEOPLE IN CALABAR MUNICIPALITY, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA by OKOI OFEM NNANA, BLESSING UPEH UGAL, UBI UBI OMINI, KINGSLEY TIKU NSAN

“…Based on these findings, several recommendations are proposed. Firstly, the government should promptly initiate awareness campaigns and expose the community to the opportunities presented by the tourism industry through channels such as community mobilization, engagement with local chiefs, and collaboration with youth and faith-based organizations. …”
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