Case Studies

Using selected river basins, the project describes, analyses and evaluates planning practices in a proper, detailed way. With the help of seminars and study trips in the partner countries, as well as via discussions with regional administrations, the partners analysed the different national regulations for water course protection and evaluated the regulations for regional land development plans: primarily the EU Water Framework Directive, as well as other directives and conventions. Moreover, the partners pursued their own case studies at river basins in Denmark, Germany, Finland, Lithuania and Poland.

Major types of case studies were selected from different regions ranging from vulnerable wilderness tourism to forestry drainage harmed eutrophicated rivers with hydropower (Finnish rivers) and southern rivers disturbed by agricultural sources (Danish rivers).

In selected river basins that are connected to coastal areas, proper problem analyses and impact assessments were carried out. Major relationships were highlighted for spatial planning purposes.

In practice, land­use matrices were used together with GIS information systems to describe main relationships between land usage and legislative requirements. Besides normal literature surveys, group interviews and workshops were used in data collection and distribution.

• Demonstrating problems and alternatives of river basin planning by a wide set of case studies
• Analyzing conflicts between different directives and use of watercourses

• Case studies based on existing or new studies
• Rapid applications of developed tools in regional river basin planning

• Find more information about the national case studies on the next pages or click into the map below