Examples of WFD acting as driver for restoration of urban water bodies In several case studies reviewed for this report, the implementation of the WFD and its strong focus on restoring water bodies to achieve good status have acted as a key driver for urban restoration. In Oslo, the WFD and its strong drive for restoring water bodies have added to the political will to allocate resources to a de-culverting strategy for urban streams. In particular, for the major streams, defined as water bodies according to the WFD, the de-culverting strategy is considered as a solid city contribution to ensuring good ecological and chemical status in river water bodies. The strategy is included as a measure in the WFD programme of measure for the water area of Oslo. In Vienna, the projects of the City Administration for restoration of urban water bodies aim at reaching the goals of the WFD, following the national WFD implementation strategy. Restoration projects related to the urban River Liesing, River Wien and the Old Danube are designed to be in line with the WFD requirements and aim to improve “ecological potential”. In Stockholm, the trigger and initial driver for the city Water Programme and Action Plan for good water status has been the WFD and its strong focus upon achieving good ecological and chemical status. |
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Vienna: ...aim to improve the ecological status or the 'ecological potential'
(the Old Danube is not a heavily water body, therefore ecological potential is not applicable in this case))