How have bridges and culverts changed rivers? A scientometric investigation

Bridges and culverts play a crucial role as connectors between river banks. However, these crossing structures alter sediment transport, flow regime, and river morphology. In this study, the aim was the scientometric analyses of studies on the morphological changes in fluvial landscapes caused by br...

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Main Authors: Bruna Caroline da Silva de Matos, Eduardo Souza de Morais
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Language:English
Published: União da Geomorfologia Brasileira 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://rbgeomorfologia.org.br/rbg/article/view/2645
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description Bridges and culverts play a crucial role as connectors between river banks. However, these crossing structures alter sediment transport, flow regime, and river morphology. In this study, the aim was the scientometric analyses of studies on the morphological changes in fluvial landscapes caused by bridges and culverts with an analysis of the quantity and global distribution of scientific production. These analyses demonstrate that there is a geographical gap in characterising and quantifying geomorphological alterations. It is necessary to focus the need for additional research in diverse regions worldwide that quantify and characterises geomorphological changes according to the type of structures and their spatial distribution in the river, i.e., understanding how alterations occur upstream and downstream of the structures. Furthermore, it emphasises the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration between fluvial geomorphology and river engineering, which can enhance the development of new structural projects.
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spelling doaj-art-481e1d289b7c45ee9e7db659852ae9122025-08-20T02:57:04ZengUnião da Geomorfologia BrasileiraRevista Brasileira de Geomorfologia1519-15402236-56642025-05-0126210.20502/rbg.v26i2.2645How have bridges and culverts changed rivers? A scientometric investigationBruna Caroline da Silva de Matos0Eduardo Souza de Morais1Grupo de Estudos Multidisciplinares do Ambiente, Pós graduanda em Engenharia Urbana, Universidade Estadual de Maringá.Grupo de Estudos Multidisciplinares do Ambiente, Departamento de Geografia, Universidade Estadual de Maringá.Bridges and culverts play a crucial role as connectors between river banks. However, these crossing structures alter sediment transport, flow regime, and river morphology. In this study, the aim was the scientometric analyses of studies on the morphological changes in fluvial landscapes caused by bridges and culverts with an analysis of the quantity and global distribution of scientific production. These analyses demonstrate that there is a geographical gap in characterising and quantifying geomorphological alterations. It is necessary to focus the need for additional research in diverse regions worldwide that quantify and characterises geomorphological changes according to the type of structures and their spatial distribution in the river, i.e., understanding how alterations occur upstream and downstream of the structures. Furthermore, it emphasises the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration between fluvial geomorphology and river engineering, which can enhance the development of new structural projects. https://rbgeomorfologia.org.br/rbg/article/view/2645Crossing structuresFluvial geomorphologyChannel changeFluvial engineering
spellingShingle Bruna Caroline da Silva de Matos
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How have bridges and culverts changed rivers? A scientometric investigation
Revista Brasileira de Geomorfologia
Crossing structures
Fluvial geomorphology
Channel change
Fluvial engineering
title How have bridges and culverts changed rivers? A scientometric investigation
title_full How have bridges and culverts changed rivers? A scientometric investigation
title_fullStr How have bridges and culverts changed rivers? A scientometric investigation
title_full_unstemmed How have bridges and culverts changed rivers? A scientometric investigation
title_short How have bridges and culverts changed rivers? A scientometric investigation
title_sort how have bridges and culverts changed rivers a scientometric investigation
topic Crossing structures
Fluvial geomorphology
Channel change
Fluvial engineering
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