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JEH Volume 7 (1999), Paper 11, September 1999 Posted
September 5, 1999
AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT MATRIX MODEL FOR EMBANKMENTS IN
FLATLAND LANDSCAPES
Nora Pouey and Margarita Portapila
CURIHAM (Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Hidroambientales),
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Ingeniéria y Agrimensura, Universidad
Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
ABSTRACT
A methodology is presented for assessing the environmental impacts
produced by building embankments in regions of scarce surface relief. It
is shown that the most relevant alterations affect surface runoff, which
is the principal feature revealing the particular geomorphological aspect
of flatlands, and the physical-chemical characteristics of the water. The
methodology, which includes a matrix model of impact assessment, has been
applied to flood protection dams built along the Ludueña Creek,
Santa Fe Province, Argentina.
Reference: Pouey, N. and M. Portapila; An Environmental Impact
Assessment Matrix Model for Embankments in Flatland Landscapes, Journal
of Environmental Hydrology, Vol. 7, Paper 11, September 1999.
Nora Pouey
CURIHAM (Centro Universitario de Investigaciones Hidroambientales)
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Ingeniería y Agrimensura
Universidad Nacional de Rosario
Riobamba 245 bis
2000 Rosario
Argentina
E-mail: curiham@fceia.unr.edu.ar