<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

Publicado en línea: 17 dic 2016

Páginas: 133 - 142

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

Palabras clave
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

Publicado en línea: 17 dic 2016

Páginas: 133 - 142

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

Palabras claverevitalisation, 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.

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