Inland Waterways & Environmental Protection

Inland navigation can contribute to making transport more sustainable, particularly where it substitute for road transport, however inland shipping and especially the development of waterways for navigation can have considerable environmental impacts. Waterway development works for inland navigation can have significant impacts on ecological value and water quality of water bodies. This report reviews experience in mitigating the environmental impacts of inland waterway development. It examines effective consultation and planning procedures across Europe. The report assesses the ways in which the EU Water Framework Directive affects the planning environment for international waterways and sets a new agenda for improving the ecological value of waterways. The report makes recommendations on best practice and identifies the Danube river basin as a critical area for improvement. The efforts of international government and NGOs could be usefully combined to develop a basin-wide environmental protection and waterway development strategy.

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• Corporate Authors:

  European Conference of Ministers of Transport

  2 rue Andre Pascal
  F-75775 Paris Cedex 16,   France 

  Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat

  P.O. Box 20901
  2500 EX The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Illustrations; Maps; References;
• Pagination: 103p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ecology; Environmental impacts; Environmental protection; Inland water transportation; Inland waterways; Inland waterways traffic; Inland waterways vessels; River basins; Water quality; Water quality management; Waterways
• Identifier Terms: European Union
• Geographic Terms: Danube River
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01042486
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9282113469
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 1 2007 8:39AM