The Elbe Case Study

The Elbe is an international river 1092km long. Its drainage basin is located mainly in Germany (about two-thirds), and the Czech Republic (about a third), and minor areas of the head waters are situated in Poland and Austria (see Figure 5.1). The drainage basin covers 148,268km² and supports a popu...

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Published inThe Adaptive Water Resource Management Handbook pp. 89 - 101
Main Authors Krysanova, V., Hesse, C., Martinkova, M., Koskova, R., Blazkova, S.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 2010
Edition1
Subjects
Integrate Water Quality
Water Management
Water Quantity Issues
Stakeholder Workshops
Flood Management
Operational Flood Management
AWM
River Basin Management
EU WFD
IWRM Concept
Flood Forecast
Increasing Water Retention Capacity
Elbe Basin
Good Ecological Status
Fertilizer Application Rates
Adaptive Water Management
IWRM Strategy
Elbe River Basin
IWRM Principle
Aral Sea
WFD Implementation
Ministry Of The Environment
Quantitative Precipitation Forecast
Water Management Authorities
MTF
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Summary:The Elbe is an international river 1092km long. Its drainage basin is located mainly in Germany (about two-thirds), and the Czech Republic (about a third), and minor areas of the head waters are situated in Poland and Austria (see Figure 5.1). The drainage basin covers 148,268km² and supports a population of 25 million. The largest cities are Berlin, Hamburg and Prague.
ISBN:9781844077922
1844077926
DOI:10.4324/9781315065984-5