Wetlands and Water Framework Directive : : Protection, Management and Climate Change.

• Superior document: GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences Series
• Author: Ignar, Stefan.
• TeilnehmendeR: Grygoruk, Mateusz.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2015.; Ã2015.
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (110 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Series Editors -- Managing Editor -- Advisory Board -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1 Wetlands and Water Framework Directive: Protection, Management and Climate Change -- Abstract -- 1.1 Status of Wetlands: Missing Law or Failed Implementation? -- 1.2 Wetlands and Water Framework Directive -- 1.3 Protection and Management -- 1.4 Climate Change -- 1.5 Yesterday's Lessons and Tomorrow's Perspectives -- References -- 2 Synergies and Conflicts Between Water Framework Directive and Natura 2000: Legal Requirements, Technical Guidance and Experiences from Practice -- Abstract -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Comparison of Goals of WFD and Natura 2000: Analogue and Antagonism -- 2.2.1 Goals of WFD, HD and BD -- 2.2.2 Potential Synergies Between Goals of WFD and Natura 2000 -- 2.2.3 Potential Conflicts Between Goals of WFD and Natura 2000 -- 2.3 Implementation of the WFD in Natura 2000 Sites: Legal Provisions and Guidance of the European Commission -- 2.3.1 Legal Requirements for Implementing the Environmental Objectives in Natura 2000 Sites -- 2.3.1.1 Exemptions from the Good Water Status -- 2.3.2 Guidance from the European Commission -- 2.4 Experiences in the Implementation of WFD in Natura 2000 Sites and Recommendations -- 2.4.1 River Basin Management Planning in Austria -- 2.4.2 River Basin Management Planning in Germany -- 2.4.3 Recommendations for the Implementation and Future Management Planning -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Can Natura 2000 Sites Benefit from River Basin Management Planning Under a Changing Climate? Lessons from Germany -- Abstract -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 RBMP As a Key Instrument to Achieve the Objectives of the WFD -- 3.2.1 Content of the Programmes of Measures and River Basin Management Plans -- 3.2.2 Levels of River Basin Management Planning -- 3.3 Implementation of RBMP in Protected Areas.

3.3.1 Consideration of Protected Areas in the Implementation of RBMP -- 3.3.2 Cooperation and Participation to Include Nature Conservation in RBMP -- 3.3.3 RBMP As a Tool for Achieving WFD Objectives in a Changing Climate -- 3.4 Recommendations for Integrating Climate Change in RBMP -- 3.5 Conclusion and Outlook on Coordination of Nature Conservation and WFD Implementation -- References -- 4 Do Water Management and Climate-Adapted Management of Wetlands Interfere in Practice? Lessons from the Biebrza Valley, Poland -- Abstract -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Physiographic Outline of the Study Area -- 4.3 Climate Change, Water Management and Ecosystems' Response -- 4.4 Actions of the National Water-Environment Programme for the Catchment of Biebrza -- 4.5 What Is Missing? -- 4.6 Lessons Learnt and Implications for the Management -- References -- 5 Wetlands in River Valleys as an Effect of Fluvial Processes and Anthropopression -- Abstract -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Case Study -- 5.2.1 Fluvial Processes in Natural Rivers -- 5.2.2 Fluvial Processes in Regulated Rivers -- 5.3 Description of the Research Areas -- 5.4 Evidence of Wetlands in the Investigated Areas -- 5.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6 New Vision of the Role of Land Reclamation Systems in Nature Protection and Water Management -- Abstract -- 6.1 Introduction, Aim of the Study -- 6.2 Environmental Role of Land Reclamation -- 6.3 Land Reclamation and Flood Control from the Nature Protection Point of View -- 6.4 Ecosystems that Might Be Significantly Affected by Land Reclamation -- 6.5 Possibilities of Improving Natural Habitat Through Land Reclamations -- 6.6 Conflicts -- 6.7 Examples of Attempts Undertaken to Support Farmers in Hampering Water Outflow from Reclamation Systems -- 6.8 Conclusions -- References.