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Apr 26, 2012
Re-Displacing a Heavily Modified Water Body to Its Aboriginal Course
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008: Ahupua'A
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With regard to the end of the open lignite cast mining and the transformation of this landscape into ecologically and naturally shaped wetlands and river basins in Saxony, Germany the re-displacement of a whole river section to its aboriginal state and course was investigated. The river Weiβe Elster was heavily modified, the river bed was displaced and forced into a concrete channel to bypass the open coal mining area. A project of this matter self-evidently falls within the realms of the European water framework directive as it covers suitably transformed ecological and hydromorphological conditions. The overall concept is demonstrated, the advantages and disadvantages are discussed in detail and the implemented approach to the specific area shall be illuminated from both point of views: the hydraulic one and the ecological one, i.e. biota, soils, groundwater, land use have to be taken into account as well as the hydraulic demands on a completely redesigned watercourse.
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© 2008 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Aquatic habitats
- Buildings
- Coal mining
- Construction engineering
- Construction management
- Ecological restoration
- Ecosystems
- Environmental engineering
- Geotechnical engineering
- High-rise buildings
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydraulics
- Mines and mining
- Project management
- River engineering
- Rivers and streams
- Structural engineering
- Structures (by type)
- Water and water resources
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S. Lehmann
Geotechnics, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, Faculty of Economics, Civil Engineering Department, University of Leipzig, Marschnerstr. 31, 04109 Leipzig, Germany
Geotechnics, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, Faculty of Economics, Civil Engineering Department, University of Leipzig, Marschnerstr. 31, 04109 Leipzig, Germany. E-mail: [email protected]
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