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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old Danube shoulod be replaced by Old Danube
Suggestion to make a link to the report (English) on the River Dyle somewhere (here or in reference table at the end of report). The link is
https://en.vmm.be/publications/the-river-dyle-in-leuven-belgium-a-blessing-and-a-curse
Contact: Michel Boucneau
m.boucneau@vmm.be