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CityRiver – Universität Innsbruck

City River - reconnecting town and river


Funding body

Mittlere Donau Kraftwerke AG (MDK), EU LIFE Programme

Project coordinator

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Markus Aufleger
    Department of Hydraulic Engineering, University of Innsbruck (UIBK)

Project partner

  • Swabian Fisheries Association
  • Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt (KUEI)
  • District town of Donauwörth
  • Lech-Elektrizitätswerke AG (LEW)
  • Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Employee (AB Hydraulic Engineering, UIBK)

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Markus Aufleger
  • DI Dr Stefan Jocham
  • DI Dr Robert Klar

Project duration

  • 09/2019 - 08/2023

Project website

https://www.donauwoerth.de/rathaus/aemterstabstellen/stadtmarketing-cid/cityriver/

Project description

According to the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), river sections in urban areas are generally heavily modified water bodies. The "good ecological potential" is to be realised here, but there are no specific guidelines on how this is to be achieved in an urban context.

The aim of the EU LIFE project "CityRiver" is to implement, test and further develop best-practice solutions for key problem areas using the Danube in the urban area of Donauwörth as an example. The demands on the river area in cities in terms of flood protection, river bed stabilisation, ecology and local recreation are to be brought together in an integrated approach.

Project objectives:

  • Determination of the "good ecological potential" for "heavily modified water bodies" in the urban environment
  • Designing the measures together with the stakeholders involved
  • Intensive public participation in the design of the measures
  • Promotion of biodiversity by creating suitable water structures and habitats for fauna and flora
  • Creation of self-sustaining fish populations
  • Avoidance of riverbed deepening and thus prevention of slipping banks and falling groundwater levels
  • Implementation of efficient bed load management in urban areas
  • Revitalisation of suitable bank and floodplain areas by removing bank reinforcements and flattening the banks
  • Testing an efficient approach to the creation of bypass waters
  • Raising awareness among the population and visitors and increasing the quality of time spent along waterways
  • Ensuring flood protection
  • Monitoring the ecological, hydraulic engineering and socio-economic results
  • Simplification of authorisation procedures
  • Intensive communication of the project results to the population and stakeholders
  • Development of recommendations for action for other cities in Europe
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