A monitoring system of sand mining in large rivers and its application to the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River, Myanmar

Sand mining is one of the major sustainability challenges of the 21st century. Rates of extraction are surpassing sand supply, and ensuing sand starvation is adversely impacting channel-floodplains and deltas. Therefore, quantifying sand mining’s location and extent, through global monitoring and de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gruel, Charles R., Latrubesse, Edgardo Manuel
Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153888