"456803" . . "Urban stream - ecological status or potential?"@en . "M\u011Bstsk\u00E9 toky - ekologick\u00FD stav nebo potenci\u00E1l?"@cs . "M\u011Bstsk\u00E9 toky - ekologick\u00FD stav nebo potenci\u00E1l?"@cs . "Nen\u00ED k dispozici"@cs . . . "4"^^ . . . . . "Accurate identification of ecological status or potential of rivers is one of the key requirements of European WFD and is a requisite underpinning decisions on sustainable use and planning of water resources into the future. Drawing on four Prague urban stream examples the paper illustrates the difficulties caused by the lack of a defined threshold between heavily modified and 'normal' water bodies. The assessment of the four urban creeks in Prague concludes that the major factor impacting on the benthic community is hydraulic stress, followed by altered morphology and missing suitable habitats. Chemical stressors appear to be less significant than flow and altered morphological conditions. Building on this understanding, the paper illustrates, by way of two approaches to the Directive definition of 'heavily modified' waterways, the significant environmental, ecological, economic and social implications of the ecological status or potential classification." . "21110" . "8"^^ . "N\u00E1b\u011Blkov\u00E1, Jana" . "3"^^ . . "Urban stream - ecological status or potential?" . . . "Lyon" . . . . "Lyon" . "Ecological potential; Rehabilitation; Urban creek; Urban drainage; heavily modified water body"@en . . "Kom\u00EDnkov\u00E1, Dana" . "Handov\u00E1, Z." . "RIV/68407700:21110/07:01136389" . . "Id\u00E9ogram" . "2-9509337-9-3" . "P(1K05022), P(GA205/05/0426)" . "1723;1730" . "2007-06-24+02:00"^^ . . "Caletkov\u00E1, Jana" . . . "[54E52C1DB286]" . "Urban stream - ecological status or potential?"@en . "Accurate identification of ecological status or potential of rivers is one of the key requirements of European WFD and is a requisite underpinning decisions on sustainable use and planning of water resources into the future. Drawing on four Prague urban stream examples the paper illustrates the difficulties caused by the lack of a defined threshold between heavily modified and 'normal' water bodies. The assessment of the four urban creeks in Prague concludes that the major factor impacting on the benthic community is hydraulic stress, followed by altered morphology and missing suitable habitats. Chemical stressors appear to be less significant than flow and altered morphological conditions. Building on this understanding, the paper illustrates, by way of two approaches to the Directive definition of 'heavily modified' waterways, the significant environmental, ecological, economic and social implications of the ecological status or potential classification."@en . "NOVATECH 2007, Sustainable Techniques and Strategies in Urban Water Management" . "Urban stream - ecological status or potential?" . . . "RIV/68407700:21110/07:01136389!RIV08-GA0-21110___" . .