Cost-effective improvement of river morphology / Bernd Klauer; Johannes Schiller; Frauke Bathe. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Department of Economics
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Cost-effective improvement of river morphology
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urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:2-79111
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Leipzig : Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, 2014
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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.
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UFZ-Diskussionspapiere ; 9/2014 ppn:635135833