Arbeitspapier

Cost-effective improvement of river morphology

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.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: UFZ Discussion Paper ; No. 9/2014

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
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

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Klauer, Bernd
Schiller, Johannes
Bathe, Frauke
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ)
(wo)
Leipzig
(wann)
2014

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Klauer, Bernd
  • Schiller, Johannes
  • Bathe, Frauke
  • Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung (UFZ)

Entstanden

  • 2014

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