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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> '''''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 aiding practitioners by presenting experiences about success or failure of the application of different measures.  </p>
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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>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 and explore the project site and its surroundings by zooming in and out and changing map types.  Each case study has an associated wiki page where relevant information about the implementation of the project is presented. </p> 
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The system contains wiki pages with general descriptions of European [[River_Typology|River Typology]], hydromorphological [[:Category:Pressures|Pressures]], restoration and rehabilitation [[:Category:Measures|Measures]], [[:HYMOQE|Hydromorphological Quality Elements]] used to assess the effect on the physical environment, and [[BQE|Biological Quality Elements]] used to assess the effect on biota.
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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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<p>'''You can also contribute''' by adding relevant knowledge and information in the wiki pages and/or creating new case studies! </p>
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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.