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Structure & method of report

In order to provide useful examples and lessons learned from real-life cases, a screening of restoration strategies and projects in European cities took place for the purposes of this report. On the basis of this screening, seventeen case studies were selected to cover a range of relevant issues and to ensure geographical spread. The seventeen case studies are presented in separate factsheets in the Annex to this report. These factsheets provide information on the key water management issues, restoration measures and strategies implemented in the case studies, the main results and benefits as well as key lessons learned.

The case studies have served as a source of evidence and illustration for the key issues put forward in the main part of this report, especially in order to reflect on main types of restoration measures and strategies for urban rivers and lakes and to frame some of the key issues that are potentially relevant to different urban settings across Europe. In addition other examples of water management in European cities are mentioned in the report.

The following table gives an overview of the case studies reviewed and illustrated in more detail in the Annex.

Table 1           Case studies of this report

City/Town

Country

River/lake

Title   of case study

Aarhus

Denmark

River Aarhus

Reopening the River Aarhus

 

Bucharest

Romania

River Dâmbovița

Wastewater treatment in   Bucharest

 

Leipzig

Germany

River Luppe

Revitalization project in   Leipzig’s urban floodplain forest (Living Luppe)

 

Ljubljana

Slovenia

Podutik reservoir

Multi-functional flood   reservoir Podutik

 

London

United Kingdom

River Mayesbrook

Mayesbrook River and park   restoration initiative

 

Leuven

Belgium

River Dyle

Flood protection /   restoration of the River Dyle

 

Łódź

Poland

River Sokołówka

Restoration of the River   Sokołówka

 

London

United Kingdom

River Quaggy

River Quaggy in Sutcliffe   Park

 

Lyon

France

River Yzeron

Flood protection /   restoration in the River Yzeron

 

Mérida

Spain

River Guadiana

Restoration of the River   Guadiana

 

Munich

Germany

River Isar

Urban river restoration on   the River Isar

 

Nijmegen

The Netherlands

River Waal

Room for the River Waal

 

Oslo

Norway

Streams & rivers

Water in the City - the Oslo   strategy for de-culverting its streams and rivers

 

Ruhrgebiet

Germany

River Emscher

River Emscher re-conversion

 

Stockholm

Sweden

Lake Trekanten, Igelbäcken   stream

Stockholm Water Programme   for improved water quality and recreational value including the cases of the   Lake Trekanten and the Igelbäcken Stream

 

Tallinn

Estonia

Lake Ülemiste

Protection of Tallinn’s   drinking water resources: The case of Lake Ülemiste

 

Vienna

Austria

River Liesing, Wienfluss,   old Danube

Restoration measures and   strategies for Vienna’s urban water bodies

 

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