Essays about: "eu: s water framework directive"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words eu: s water framework directive.
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1. Adaptive Fishway Design : Designing a Bypass Channel to Fit Large Discharge Fluctuations
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Especially with regard to achieving the goals of the European Water Framework Directive, the construction of fishways is becoming more prominent in Sweden's hydraulic engineering sector. Particularly the importance of nature-like bypass channels is increasing, being the type of fishway that is currently implemented in most cases of small scale hydropower. READ MORE
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2. Evaluating the feasibility of implementing ecological flows at Fridafors Hydropower plant
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Sweden’s almost 2200 hydropower plants and their attached dams are going to be re-licensed with regards to the new environmental legislations made by the government and EU’s water framework directive. As a solution to restore and improve the health of the Swedish riverine systems, a number of different mitigation measures are suggested. READ MORE
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3. Dams in Swedish law - : An identification of the problems that can occur with the implementation of the modern environmental regulations
University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggandeAbstract : The importance of reducing people's environmental impact has become increasingly apparent since the beginning of the 21st century. According to the European Parliament, new legislation has been required to stop the deterioration of Europe's waters and to achieve "good status" for Europe's rivers, lakes and groundwater. READ MORE
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4. Resilience in urban hydrology : A study of storm water management in the municipality of Stockholm
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : The environmental issues of storm water in the urban environment is addressed in political policies on many different governance levels. The concept of “sustainable storm water” in Europe uses the natural water cycle as a template for urban drainage, and the EU has a water framework directive (WFD) with a systems approach, using drainage basins as the starting point of all actions. READ MORE
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5. Lake biology as a function of catchment characteristics and water quality parameters – focus on phytoplankton
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Aquatic Sciences and AssessmentAbstract : According to the EU Water Framework Directive, phytoplankton should be included for assessment of the ecological status of lakes. Phytoplankton respond rapidly to environmental changes and are a particularly good indicator of nutrient loads. READ MORE