Urban Waters - Ecosystem Services, Restoration and People?s Perception

BREUSTE J; FAGGI A

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Congreso; International Conference Urban Biodiversity and Design; 2014

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Town waters are (urban), flows and standing waters which is subject to characteristic influences of the towns (commercial use, flood protection, aesthetic design, pollution eutrophication etc.) (Shoemaker 1998). You show thus considerable changes compared with waters of the same type outside towns. The standing waters are natural created small body of waters, ponds, seas, but also park waters and storm water holding bank. Flowing waters are rivers, brooks, channels and drainage ditches (Gunkel 1991). They are important habitats with them marginal areas for plants and animals. (Gilbert 1989)