@article{fdi:010077011, title = {{M}odeling and practice of erosion and sediment transport under change}, author = {{A}ksoy, {H}. and {M}ah{\'e}, {G}il and {M}eddi, {M}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{C}limate and anthropogenic changes impact on the erosion and sediment transport processes in rivers. {R}ainfall variability and, in many places, the increase of rainfall intensity have a direct impact on rainfall erosivity. {I}ncreasing changes in demography have led to the acceleration of land cover changes from natural areas to cultivated areas, and then from degraded areas to desertification. {S}uch areas, under the effect of anthropogenic activities, are more sensitive to erosion, and are therefore prone to erosion. {O}n the other hand, with an increase in the number of dams in watersheds, a great portion of sediment fluxes is trapped in the reservoirs, which do not reach the sea in the same amount nor at the same quality, and thus have consequences for coastal geomorphodynamics. {T}he {S}pecial {I}ssue {M}odeling and {P}ractice of {E}rosion and {S}ediment {T}ransport under {C}hange is focused on a number of keywords: erosion and sediment transport, model and practice, and change. {T}he keywords are briefly discussed with respect to the relevant literature. {T}he papers in this {S}pecial {I}ssue address observations and models based on laboratory and field data, allowing researchers to make use of such resources in practice under changing conditions.}, keywords = {{EROSION} ; {SEDIMENT} ; {TRANSPORT} {SOLIDE} ; {MODELISATION} ; {EVOLUTION} ; {ANTHROPISATION} ; {PRECIPITATION} ; {COURS} {D}'{EAU} ; {BASSIN} {VERSANT} ; {CHANGEMENT} {CLIMATIQUE} ; {A}nthropocene ; climate change ; deposition ; erosion ; modeling ; practice ; sedimentation ; sediment transport ; watershed}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{W}ater}, volume = {11}, numero = {8 ({N}o sp{\'e}cial)}, pages = {art. 1665 [9 ]}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.3390/w11081665}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077011}, }