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'''Guidance and tools for hydromorphological assessment and physical restoration of rivers and streams in Europe'''
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== Hydromorphology and river restoration ==
  
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Flowing water, inundation, erosion, sedimentation ... These are key processes for river and floodplain ecosystems from the realm of hydromorphology. Yet the European Water Framework Directive pays little attention to hydromorphological processes. That is why the European Commission funded the REFORM project for improving the success of hydromorphological restoration measures. This wiki guides the practitioner along the results.
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== Why this wiki? == 
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Successful river restoration calls for understanding the complex systems of hydromorphology and ecology. Processes operate at different scales, different disciplines play a role, and different species depend on hydromorphology in different ways. River restoration practitioners face the challenge of finding their way in this complexity when developing an integrated design. This wiki provides them with guidance. It structures the information along the different stages of restoration projects and river basin management plans. It offers quick access to key information, with links to deeper background information ranging from case-study experiences to scientific publications.
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'''Click [[River_basin_management_plan|What's in this wiki?]] to start or click on any of the menu items on the left.'''
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<p>''The REFORM web-based tool is a knowledge and information system relating hydromorphology and ecology of European rivers and has been developed as part of the projects [http://www.reformrivers.eu/ REFORM] and [[Forecaster_Description|FORECASTER]] funded by the European Commission, [http://www.iwrm-net.eu/ IWRM-Net] and [http://www.delftcluster.nl/ Delft Cluster].''</p>
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<p> '''''Welcome to the FORECASTER web-based tool!''''' This is a knowledge and information system relating hydromorphology and ecology of European rivers. The system presents a compilation of case studies describing the output from restoration and rehabilitation projects and is intended to help practitioners by presenting experiences about success or failure of the application of different measures.  </p>
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<p>The system has been developed as part of the project [[Description|FORECASTER]] funded by the [http://www.iwrm-net.eu/ IWRM-Net] and [http://www.delftcluster.nl/ Delft Cluster] and thanks to the information provided by scientists, water managers, and water authorities across Europe.</p>
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<p>The system is set up as a Geo-wiki. [[:Category:Case studies|Case studies]] are presented in a Google map which allows users to select projects according to their geographical location. In addition, a filter option is available to select case studies according to pressures addressed, measures implemented, observed effects on the physical environment (using Hydromorphological quality elements, HYMOQE's), and observed effects on biota (using Biological Quality elements, BQE's). Each case study has an associated wiki page containing maps and additional information about the project site and the outcome of the implementation of the project.</p>  
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<p>'''You can also contribute''' by adding relevant knowledge to the wiki pages and/or providing information for new case studies.  The wiki pages are open to the general public, users only need to register by creating a login account (see the link at the top right corner of this page). Information for new case studies can be sent to any of the partners of FORECASTER ([[Contact|Contact information]]) to be reviewed and included in the [[Database|Database]].</p>
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<p> The information presented in these pages has been compiled from many different sources.  The information is available for use with due acknowledgement of the original source. </p>
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[[Help:Forecaster|Guidelines Forecaster GeoWIKI on adding Case studies to the WIKI ]]
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Latest revision as of 17:26, 18 December 2015


Opening picture on homepage source TomBuijse.jpg

REFORM river restoration wiki

Guidance and tools for hydromorphological assessment and physical restoration of rivers and streams in Europe

What's in this wiki? Click image to start.

Hydromorphology and river restoration

Flowing water, inundation, erosion, sedimentation ... These are key processes for river and floodplain ecosystems from the realm of hydromorphology. Yet the European Water Framework Directive pays little attention to hydromorphological processes. That is why the European Commission funded the REFORM project for improving the success of hydromorphological restoration measures. This wiki guides the practitioner along the results.

Why this wiki?

Successful river restoration calls for understanding the complex systems of hydromorphology and ecology. Processes operate at different scales, different disciplines play a role, and different species depend on hydromorphology in different ways. River restoration practitioners face the challenge of finding their way in this complexity when developing an integrated design. This wiki provides them with guidance. It structures the information along the different stages of restoration projects and river basin management plans. It offers quick access to key information, with links to deeper background information ranging from case-study experiences to scientific publications.

Click What's in this wiki? to start or click on any of the menu items on the left.

The REFORM web-based tool is a knowledge and information system relating hydromorphology and ecology of European rivers and has been developed as part of the projects REFORM and FORECASTER funded by the European Commission, IWRM-Net and Delft Cluster.