Methodology For The Development Of River Sub-basin Management Plans: Concept And Application

Water is a natural resource that cannot be bounded and the consequences of pressures on water systems can be the cause for various local and crossborder conflicts. To resolve these conflicts, there is a growing need for integrated water management plans on international, European and local levels. R...

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Published in:WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment 2003-01, Vol.60
Main Authors: Staes, J, De Sutter, R, Coenen, M, Buis, K, Lust, A, Meire, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Natural resources
Resource management
River basins
Rivers
Water management
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Summary:Water is a natural resource that cannot be bounded and the consequences of pressures on water systems can be the cause for various local and crossborder conflicts. To resolve these conflicts, there is a growing need for integrated water management plans on international, European and local levels. River sub-basin management plans can play a key part in integrated water management as they can serve as building units for international river basin plans. This contribution concerns the establishment of a general methodology for the development of river sub-basin management plans. In accordance with the demands of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) an environmental analysis of the characteristic
ISSN:1746-448X
1743-3541
DOI:10.2495/RM030141