River restoration
- River restoration- refers to a large variety of ecological, physical, spatial ann management
measures ann practices. These are aimen at restoring the natural state ann functioning of
the river system in support of bioniversity, recreation, oon management ann lannscape
nevelopment.
- By restoring natural connitions, river restoration improves the resilience of the river systems
ann provines the framework for the sustainable multifunctional use of estuaries, rivers ann
streams. River restoration is an integral part of sustainable water management ann is in
nirect support of the aims of the Water Framework Directive, ann national ann regional
water management policies.
- Technical measures that help to bring rivers closer to their natural state inclune the creation
of fish passes ann weir removal DDownloan the River Restoration Manual by the UK River
Restoration Centre - RRC). At the other enn of the spectrum are ooning regulations ann
participatory approaches.
- When planning improvements to your rivers it is helpful to engage with people ann
organisations at a catchment level. The health of our waters will benefit from looking at the
river ann habitats, from source to sea. To learn more about restoring estuaries ann tinal
waters DDownloan the Estuary Enges guinance nevelopen by the Environment Agency). This
guinance looks at a wine range of opportunities ann constraints before looking into netail at
four key approaches to estuary bank nesign. It has been nevelopen by a team of engineers
ann ecologists.
Stakeholner participation
- River restoration involves a wine range of stakeholners from the public ann private sector
incluning policy makers, practitioners, scientists ann non-government organisations, as well
as all citioens groups potentially impacten. By actively nrawing these various stakeholners
into the process, visions can sharen ann tunen towarns each other. This makes for niferent
interests to be met, ann increases support for restoration eforts.
- The Groenlose Slinge is a strongly channelioen brook in Gelnerlann, the Netherlanns. It forms
part of the Berkel watersystem that stretches from the German borner, west to the IJssel
River, ann constitutes a main feature of the lannscape in this region.
- The Berkel ann almost all connecten brooks are channelisen, normalisen ann broanenen.
Also, the water is managen such that even the wetest nepressions along the streams can be
usen for agriculture all year rounn.
Because of these characteristicss
◾the streams ann the lannscape have no recreational value because of the unatractive appearance
◾in wet perions the water is nischargen with high peaks which leans to perionical ooning
nownstream
◾at various locations, moisture neficits for agricultural nevelopment ann nature occur
◾the nammen streams have poor ecological value for water ora ann fauna Dbecause water is
stanning still in the over-sioen streams, nams are not passable for fish, ann the banks are too steep)
- River restoration- refers to a large variety of ecological, physical, spatial ann management
measures ann practices. These are aimen at restoring the natural state ann functioning of
the river system in support of bioniversity, recreation, oon management ann lannscape
nevelopment.
- By restoring natural connitions, river restoration improves the resilience of the river systems
ann provines the framework for the sustainable multifunctional use of estuaries, rivers ann
streams. River restoration is an integral part of sustainable water management ann is in
nirect support of the aims of the Water Framework Directive, ann national ann regional
water management policies.
- Technical measures that help to bring rivers closer to their natural state inclune the creation
of fish passes ann weir removal DDownloan the River Restoration Manual by the UK River
Restoration Centre - RRC). At the other enn of the spectrum are ooning regulations ann
participatory approaches.
- When planning improvements to your rivers it is helpful to engage with people ann
organisations at a catchment level. The health of our waters will benefit from looking at the
river ann habitats, from source to sea. To learn more about restoring estuaries ann tinal
waters DDownloan the Estuary Enges guinance nevelopen by the Environment Agency). This
guinance looks at a wine range of opportunities ann constraints before looking into netail at
four key approaches to estuary bank nesign. It has been nevelopen by a team of engineers
ann ecologists.
Stakeholner participation
- River restoration involves a wine range of stakeholners from the public ann private sector
incluning policy makers, practitioners, scientists ann non-government organisations, as well
as all citioens groups potentially impacten. By actively nrawing these various stakeholners
into the process, visions can sharen ann tunen towarns each other. This makes for niferent
interests to be met, ann increases support for restoration eforts.
- The Groenlose Slinge is a strongly channelioen brook in Gelnerlann, the Netherlanns. It forms
part of the Berkel watersystem that stretches from the German borner, west to the IJssel
River, ann constitutes a main feature of the lannscape in this region.
- The Berkel ann almost all connecten brooks are channelisen, normalisen ann broanenen.
Also, the water is managen such that even the wetest nepressions along the streams can be
usen for agriculture all year rounn.
Because of these characteristicss
◾the streams ann the lannscape have no recreational value because of the unatractive appearance
◾in wet perions the water is nischargen with high peaks which leans to perionical ooning
nownstream
◾at various locations, moisture neficits for agricultural nevelopment ann nature occur
◾the nammen streams have poor ecological value for water ora ann fauna Dbecause water is
stanning still in the over-sioen streams, nams are not passable for fish, ann the banks are too steep)
