Strategic and project level river restoration protocols — key components for meeting the requirements of the Water Framework Directive (WFD)

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-142

  Skinner, K S ^a   Bruce Burgess, L ^b  

^a Haycock Associates Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Project level; River restoration; Strategic; Water framework directive

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

PROJECT LEVEL; RIVER RESTORATION; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

RIVERS;

CATCHMENTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RIVERS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BASELINE SURVEY; FLUVIAL PROCESS; MONITORING; PROJECT DESIGN; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SURFACE WATER;

ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33750866232     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2005.tb00561.x     Document Type: Article

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