<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Due to the fact that urban water courses provide precious natural and recreational areas within urban surroundings and that they contribute to an increase in quality of life, they have gained more and more importance in recent years. The restoration and planning of urban water bodies pose an enormous challenge, because most of them are in a poor ecological and structural state. </p><p>This paper deals with the questions and problems concerning the topic and presents basic aspects for the ecological restoration of urban water courses.</p></abstract>

Due to the fact that urban water courses provide precious natural and recreational areas within urban surroundings and that they contribute to an increase in quality of life, they have gained more and more importance in recent years. The restoration and planning of urban water bodies pose an enormous challenge, because most of them are in a poor ecological and structural state. This paper deals with the questions and problems concerning the topic and presents basic aspects for the ecological restoration of urban water courses.

Basic Aspects for the Ecological Restoration of Urban Water Courses

Aquatic Biology and Engineering, Gärtnerstraße 9, Wels, A-4600,

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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Due to the fact that urban water courses provide precious natural and recreational areas within urban surroundings and that they contribute to an increase in...

Basic Aspects for the Ecological Restoration of Urban Water Courses

Published Online: Dec 17, 2016

Page range: 133 - 142

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/trser-2015-0054

Keywords
revitalisation, habitat restoration, urban floodplains, restructuration, model, fine sediments, longitudinal continuum, Austria, Water Framework Directive, ecological status

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Basic Aspects for the Ecological Restoration of Urban Water Courses

Published Online: Dec 17, 2016

Page range: 133 - 142

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/trser-2015-0054

Keywordsrevitalisation, habitat restoration, urban floodplains, restructuration, model, fine sediments, longitudinal continuum, Austria, Water Framework Directive, ecological status

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
revitalisation, habitat restoration, urban floodplains, restructuration, model, fine sediments, longitudinal continuum, Austria, Water Framework Directive, ecological status