Legal Perspectives on Channel Migration of Wandering Gravel-Bed Rivers in Southern Alberta

Simple item page
atmire.migration.oldid948
dc.contributor.advisorOsborn, Gerald
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Eowyn
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-01T17:46:24Z
dc.date.available2013-06-10T07:00:47Z
dc.date.issued2013-05-01
dc.date.submitted2013en
dc.description.abstractProperty boundaries in Alberta that are defined by rivers are subject to the doctrine of accretion. A review of the history and development of this doctrine reveals that it accommodates all types of river channel change, including episodic movement, and that it is the overall progress of the change rather than the moment to moment process that should be considered when addressing whether an event is accretionary or avulsive. A behavioural model developed here for wandering gravel-bed rivers in southern Alberta indicates that change to these rivers is largely episodic and is mainly due to non-overbank peak seasonal flows rather than floods, but that rapid change can occur in response to certain events. Application of the behavioural model and the interpretation of the doctrine of accretion developed here to the 2000 Robertson v Wallace court case supports the judge’s rulings in all three disputed reaches.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCampbell, E. (2013). Legal Perspectives on Channel Migration of Wandering Gravel-Bed Rivers in Southern Alberta (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26747en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26747
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/681
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectLaw
dc.subjectGeology
dc.subjectPhysical Geography
dc.subject.classificationRiveren_US
dc.subject.classificationPropertyen_US
dc.subject.classificationWanderingen_US
dc.subject.classificationGravel-Beden_US
dc.subject.classificationBoundaryen_US
dc.subject.classificationAlbertaen_US
dc.subject.classificationFluvialen_US
dc.subject.classificationLegalen_US
dc.subject.classificationWateren_US
dc.subject.classificationLawen_US
dc.titleLegal Perspectives on Channel Migration of Wandering Gravel-Bed Rivers in Southern Alberta
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGeoscience
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
ucalgary.item.requestcopytrue
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
ucalgary_2013_campbell_eowyn.pdf
Size:
25.21 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
2.65 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Open Theses and Dissertations