Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Reports |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/95933 |
| Document | publication document |
| Title (Primary) | Cost-effective improvement of river morphology |
| Author | Klauer, B.; Schiller, J.; Bathe, F. |
| Source Titel | UFZ Discussion Papers |
| Year | 2014 |
| Department | OEKON |
| Volume | 9/2014 |
| Page To | 14 |
| Language | englisch |
| Keywords | Cost-effectiveness analysis; decision support; EU Water Framework Directive; river hydro-morphology; ecological networks; stepping stone concept; BASINFORM; spatial allocation of restoration actions; participatory decisionmaking |
| Abstract | The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) calls for cost-effective measures to achieve a “good status ” in all European ground, surface and coastal waters. Besides eutrophication, the degradation of hydro-morphology is the main reason for failing the WFD ’s objectives in Germany. In this paper , we conceptualize the interactive decision support process BASINFORM-M for finding proper locations for river restora tion. The method combines the recently proposed “stepping stone concept” from aquatic ecology with elements from cost-effectiveness analysis, multi-criteria analysis and participatory approaches. BASINFORM-M exemplifies a shift away from the isolated resto ration of single river reaches to wards a consideration of functional relationships within the whole river network. In doing so, it satisfies the WFD’s requirement of considering cost-effectiveness without neglecting other important evaluation criteria. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=15000 |
| Klauer, B., Schiller, J., Bathe, F. (2014): Cost-effective improvement of river morphology UFZ Discussion Papers 9/2014 Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Leipzig, 14 pp. |
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