Essays about: "eu: s water framework directive"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words eu: s 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. 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 byggande

    Author : Titti Broman; Sofia Strandell Dalius; [2019]
    Keywords : Dams; water activity; modern environmental conditions; Dammar; vattenverksamhet; moderna miljövillkor;

    Abstract : 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

  5. 4. Resilience in urban hydrology : A study of storm water management in the municipality of Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Boel Lindberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Storm water management; Storm water; Stormwater; Blue structures; Resilience in infrastructure; Urban runoff;

    Abstract : 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

  6. 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 Assessment

    Author : Jenny Näslund; [2019]
    Keywords : phytoplankton; total phosphorus; catchment; soil properties; land use; agriculture; water framework directive; ecological status;

    Abstract : 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