2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
5/25/2021 | 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Urban Rivers as Social-Ecological Systems: An Examination of History & Ecology in the Miami River | Virtual Platform
Urban Rivers as Social-Ecological Systems: An Examination of History & Ecology in the Miami River
Rivers have largely influenced human settlement and played significant roles in development of cities worldwide. Increasing urbanization has diminished the quality of lotic resources and altered the way in which humans connect and interact with rivers, often converting free flowing rivers into heavily altered systems. The Miami River in South Florida, USA, provides a model case for examining urban rivers as social-ecological systems. In this study, we conducted archival research, interviews, literature review to construct an environmental history of the Miami River from 1500 to 2020, and specifically to examine how connectivity and water quality of the Miami River have changed over time. Our study adds to growing knowledge of urban rivers as social-ecological systems, with a focus on historical changes and alterations of river connectivity and water quality. It also offers insights for future management and restoration of urban rivers, linking interdisciplinary concepts to examine urban rivers as social-ecological systems from both historical and modern perspectives.
- Socio-ecology
- Connectivity
- Interdisciplinary
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Daniela Daniele
(), Florida International University, ddani025@fiu.edu;
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Elizabeth P Anderson
(), Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA, eanderson8@gmail.com;
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