Essays about: "EU Water Framework Directive"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words EU Water Framework Directive.

  1. 1. Adaptive Fishway Design : Designing a Bypass Channel to Fit Large Discharge Fluctuations

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Melina Sattelmeier; [2023]
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    Abstract : 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

  3. 2. Evaluating the feasibility of implementing ecological flows at Fridafors Hydropower plant

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Michelle Eriksson; [2023]
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    Abstract : 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

  4. 3. Improving mussel reef protection from a sustainability perspective: Mapping of a blue mussel reef in Denmark

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Lydia Alexandra Ness; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; biogenic reef; blue mussels; ROV; mapping; habitat protection; earth sciences;

    Abstract : Coastal areas currently face a lot of anthropogenic pressures (Erlandsson et al, 2011; Wilcox et al, 2020) which might further increase through climate change (Maltby et al, 2022). This can lead to the disappearance of crucial, habitat engineering species like blue mussels (Tummon Flynn et al, 2020). READ MORE

  5. 4. An approach to assess the integration of the Water Framework Directive and Floods Directive

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Carolina Segovia; [2021]
    Keywords : Policy integration; Governance; Assessment framework; EU Water Framework Directive; EU Floods Directive; Sustainable development;

    Abstract : The development of the European water policy has been in a continuous improvement process during the last fifty years. The adoption of Water Framework Directive (WFD) enabled the consolidation of a fragmented policy to comprehensive approach with a focus on sustainability. READ MORE

  6. 5. The superior option for stormwater management : A case study of Årstafältet

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Andreas Lundqvist; [2021]
    Keywords : Stormwater; NBS; conventional drainage system; Sustainable urban drainage systems; Årstafältet;

    Abstract : Dagens dagvattenhantering i urbana områden är inte hållbar vilket resulterar i översvämningar, förfallav naturen och hälsoproblem. Fortsatt urbanisering och klimatförändringar påverkar systemet negativtoch kräver en brådskande förändring. READ MORE