SEMINAR "Practices of river restoration in the Danube Basin"
Budapest, Hungary
28/29 September 2007
In collaboration with
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Centro Italiano per la Riqualificazione Fluviale |
Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment |
Water Resources Research Centre |
INTRODUCTION DRAFT PROGRAMME VENUE ACCOMODATION REGISTRATION INFORMATION
INTRODUCTION
The European Centre for River Restoration (ECRR) is an European network whose mission is to enhance and promote river restoration and sustainable river management throughout Europe, disseminating river restoration information and fostering the establishment of national river restoration networks in as many European countries as possible.
The ECRR organizes the seminar "Practices of river restoration in the Danube Basin", that will take place in Budapest, Hungary, on 28-29 September 2007.
The event will focus on river basin management and river restoration experiences carried out in the Danube Basin, in order to share knowledge and concepts, approaches, methods and strategies on river restoration and to foster networking associating subjects working in river restoration within the frame of ECRR.
DRAFT PROGRAMME
Day 1 – Friday 28 September 2007: Seminar |
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| Opening and overview of ECRR, Bart Fokkens, RWS-RIZA, The Netherlands | |
| Welcome, Peter Bakony, Hungarian Water Research Center - VITUKI, Hungary | |
| Participation of the ECRR in the Riversymposium 2007 & Environmental flow (conference organized within Riverfestival 2007, 31 August – 9 September 2007, Brisbane, Australia). Report by Martin Janes, River Restoration Centre, UK. | |
| Case study from Germany by Barbara Stammel: "River restoration project between Neuburg and Ingolstad" | |
| Case study from Austria by Rudolf Hornich: "River restoration works on the river Mur" | |
| Case study from Hungary | |
| Coffee break | |
| Case study from Romania by Anca Savin: River restoration practice in Prut River Basin - "Costuleni Project" | |
| Case study from Romania by Dan Badarau: River restoration practice in Prut River Basin - "Elan Project" | |
| Presentation by Georg Rast: "Sediment balance of the Danube river – facts and conclusions for river restoration concepts" | |
| Case study from Austria by Elisabeth Bondar/Thomas Hein: "Wetland restoration and potential effects for nutrient retention - examples from the Danube River Basin" | |
| Lunch | |
| Case study from Slovenia by Kristjan Malačič: "Naturepark Goričko: Streams are part of our national treasure" | |
| Presentation of the 4th ECRR International Conference on River Restoration 2008, Bruna Gumiero, Italian Centre for River Restoration, CIRF, Italy | |
| Discussion about further international cooperation in river restoration and the role of ECRR in this | |
| Conclusion of the seminar | |
Day 1 – Saturday 29 September 2007: Field Trip |
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| Excursion to restoration sites downstream of Budapest. To see them with Google Earth Software go here and click on the blue spots in the map for some pictures. |
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VENUE
Kvassay J. út 1.
Budapest H-1095
Tel: +36-1-2168137
Web: www.vituki.hu
E-mail: vituki@vituki.hu or bakonyi@vituki.hu
To view VITUKI location with Google Earth Software go here
ACCOMODATION
Soroksári út 12
Budapest H-1095
Web: www.mercure.com/mercure/fichehotel/gb/mer/2025/fiche_hotel.shtml
Prices: HUF 18300 (around 75 euro) for a single room - HUF 21400 (around 90 euro) for a double room
REGISTRATION
People willing to participate in the workshop are invited to send an email to info@ecrr.org.
There are no charges for the inscription (lunch, dinner and excursion are included), but all attendants will cover their travel and living expenses.
The number of participants will be maximum 30 people.
INFORMATION
c/o Centro Italiano per la Riqualificazione Fluviale (CIRF)
Viale Garibaldi 44/A - 30173 Mestre (Venezia) ITALY
Telephone and Fax: +39 041 615410
Website: www.ecrr.org E-mail: info@ecrr.org