Heavily Modified Water Bodies

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVIII

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2. Introduction

   • Eleftheria Kampa, Wenke Hansen

   Pages 1-10

3. Guidance on Heavily Modified and Artificial Water Bodies

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   Pages 11-16

4. Selection of Case Studies

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   Pages 17-25

5. Identification of Water Bodies

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   Pages 27-44

6. Uses, Physical Alterations and Impacts to Hydromorphology

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   Pages 45-67

7. Ecological Status

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   Pages 69-96

8. Provisional Identification of Water Bodies as Heavily Modified

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   Pages 97-105

9. Designation of Heavily Modified Water Bodies

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   Pages 107-136

10. Definition of Maximum Ecological Potential

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    Pages 137-152

11. Definition of Good Ecological Potential

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    Pages 153-163

12. Conclusions and Outlook

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    Pages 165-170

13. Bibliography

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    Pages 171-175

14. Back Matter

    Pages 177-321

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Disclaimer The work reported in this book was carried out prior to the publication of the final guidance document on Heavily Modified and Artificial Water Bodies of the Water Framework Directive Common Implementation Strategy. The European Commission, the project donors, the project managers, the Working Group on Heavily Modified Water Bodies of the Common Implementation Strategy and the authors do not necessarily endorse all approaches that were taken in the case studies that are reported. About Ecologic Ecologic, Institute for International and European Environmental Policy, is a private not-for-profit think tank for applied environmental research, policy analysis and c- sultancy with offices in Berlin and Brussels. An independent, non-partisan body, Ecologic is dedicated to bringing fresh ideas to environmental policies and sustainable development. Ecologic’s work programme focuses on obtaining practical results. It c- ers the entire spectrum of environmental issues and includes the integration of en- ronmental concerns into other policy fields. Ecologic is the German partner in the network of Institutes for European Envir- mental Policy. Founded in 1995, Ecologic has a multi-disciplinary staff that includes lawyers, negotiators, social and natural scientists, economists, technologists, and pl- ners. With a focus on Europe and North America, Ecologic’s activities cover a growing geographical area and involve policy-makers, business leaders, technical experts and representatives of civil society organisations. Ecologic is officially recognised as being in the public interest. Donations to Ecologic are tax-deductible.

• EU Water Framework Directive
• WFD
• Water management
• Water pollution
• production
• water quality and water pollution
• hydrogeology

• Ecologic Institute for International and European, Environmental Policy, Berlin, Germany

  Eleftheria Kampa, Wenke Hansen

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