Ecosystem management and the conservation of river–floodplain systems

Hale, Brack W.; Adams, Michael S.

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2006.05.002

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“…They have already been outlined in a proposal of renaturalization to be applied in the Ebro River (Ollero, 1993). A lot has been done to raise land agents' awareness on the increasingly urgent need of management actions to be applied on the whole river territory (Hale and Adams, 2007). The Directive 2007/60/UE on the assessment and management of flood risks states that: whereas "with a view to giving rivers more space, the maintenance and/or restoration of floodplains should be considered where possible".…”

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Channel changes and floodplain management in the meandering middle Ebro River, Spain

Ojeda

2010

Geomorphology

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Channel changes and floodplain management in the meandering middle Ebro River, Spain

Ojeda

2010

Geomorphology

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“…At basin scale, alternative strategies would need a more integrated use of natural resources, consisting primarily of soil and water (Comín, 1999). Beyond that, however, the current land uses within the Ebro Basin territory must also be integrated into a management plan, as performed for other threatened floodplains (Hale and Adams, 2007). At present, 80% of the Ebro water demand is diverted for agriculture and farming (Frutos, 2004), accounting for about 40% of the mean annual discharge.…”

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Hydrologic and landscape changes in the Middle Ebro River (NE Spain): implications for restoration and management

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Comı́n

Beguerı́a

et al. 2009

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. The changes of landscape , discharge regime and anthropic activities with the river-floodplain of one reach at the Middle Ebro River (NE Spain) were investigated with the objective to identify the factors that best explain the natural ecotope succession and propose a realistic restoration option with consideration of the landscape dynamics during the last century and the socio-economic context. Our results indicate that hydrological and landscape patterns have been dramatically changed during the last century as a consequence of human alteration of the fluvial dynamics within the studied reach. The magnitude and variability of river discharge events have decreased at the end of the last century, and flood protection structures have disrupted the river floodplain connectivity. As a result, the succesional pathways of riparian ecotopes have been heavily modified because natural rejuvenation no longer takes place, resulting in decreased landscape diversity. It is apparent from these data that floodplain restoration must be incorporated as a significant factor into river management plans if a more natural functioning wants to be retrieved. The ecotope structure and dynamics of the 1927-1957 period should be adopted as the guiding image, whereas current hydrologic and landscape (dykes, raised surfaces) patterns should be considered. Under the current socio-economic context, the more realistic option seems to create a dynamic river corridor reallocating dykes and lowering floodplain heights. The extent of this river corridor should adapt to the restored flow regime, although periodic economic investments could be an option if the desired self-sustained dynamism is not reached.

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“…The remaining riverine wetlands are also altered by straightening and dredging of river channels for navigation purposes (Hesselink, 2002) and confined (Jungwirth et al, 2002) by flood protection measures such as construction of levees and embankments (Henry et al, 2002;Hey and Philippi, 2006;Mauchamp et al, 2002). The reduced floodplain dynamics has turned many riverine wetlands into static, shallow and lake-like systems Hohensinner et al, 2008), with a reduced integrity of floodplain ecosystem functions (Hale and Adam, 2007;Simenstad et al, 2006;Weigelhofer et al, 2011). The degradation of floodplain ecosystem functions is particularly far progressed in urban settings.…”

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Quantifying ecosystem service trade-offs: The case of an urban floodplain in Vienna, Austria

Sanon

Hein

Douven

et al. 2012

Journal of Environmental Management

121

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Ecosystem management and the conservation of river–floodplain systems

Cited by 18 publications

References 26 publications

Channel changes and floodplain management in the meandering middle Ebro River, Spain

Channel changes and floodplain management in the meandering middle Ebro River, Spain

Hydrologic and landscape changes in the Middle Ebro River (NE Spain): implications for restoration and management

Quantifying ecosystem service trade-offs: The case of an urban floodplain in Vienna, Austria

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