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Tag Archives: Water Framework Directive
Can we justify preserving landscapes for heritage?
This is a post I’ve mulling over for nearly a year on and off. As a society we now commonly restore rivers to improve water quality or for ecological benefits, and as recent posts on here have demonstrated we may … Continue reading
Erosion Control and river restoration success
I’ve done a fair bit of research on the streams of the New Forest national park and have seen first-hand a number of restoration projects as well as the results of many more that have been undertaken in the past … Continue reading
What to do with lost urban rivers beneath our feet
In his second post on The River Management blog, Adam Broadhead poses the question; what should we do with the lost urban rivers beneath our feet? Continue reading
Lost urban rivers beneath our feet
In our first guest blog, Adam Broadhead introduces the concept of lost urban rivers and explains to us why they are so important Continue reading
Perceptions of naturalness in rivers
Loosely connected to my ongoing series of posts about river restoration I thought I would review a few scientific papers that I think are some of the most illuminating on the relationship between humans and rivers. The two key papers … Continue reading
The geomorphic impact of sluice or weir removal
What happens to a river when you remove a weir or a sluice? Continue reading
Posted in Geomorphology, Hydrology, River restoration, Water Framework Directive
Tagged bank collapse, bank erosion, connectivity, continuity, deposition, environment, flooding, incision, management, obstructions, river, river restoration, science, sediment, sediment availability, sediment deposition, sediment transport, sluice, Water Framework Directive, weir, WFD
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Why Restore?
River restoration has become a standard part of a river manager’s repertoire as European, North American and Australasian land managers have increasingly moved away from a focus on efficient drainage of land and rivers and towards a more holistic view … Continue reading
2012 – A year of extremes
It’s been a unique weather year – from droughts to flooding. Why is this and what challenges does it present for river managers? Continue reading
Posted in Geomorphology, Hydrology, Meteorology
Tagged 2012, abstraction, aquifer, climate, drought, ecological objectives, environment, extreme weather events, flood awareness, flood risk, flooding, floodplain, global climate change, groundwater, habitats directive, legislation, nature, regulator, river functioning, river management, science, sediment, Water Framework Directive, water quality, water resources, water table
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What is the Water Framework Directive?
What is the Water Framework Directive? Despite being around for over 10 years many people are still struggling to get to grips with this important piece of legislation. Trevor Bond gives us the low-down. Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Geomorphology, Hydrology, Water Framework Directive
Tagged enforcement, EU, Europe, European, law, legislation, river basin management, river management, Water Framework Directive, WFD
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