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The “Renaturation” of Urban Rivers: The Case of the St Charles River in Quebec
Urban rivers are central to city planning policies. The aim is to clean up rivers and encourage the return of citizens to their banks. The challenge is to align the interests of developers, water users, and politicians. In the case of the St Charles River, the City of Quebec has combined a large urban renewal program with a project to restore the aquatic ecosystem. This project provides an example of how cities in Quebec are now playing a larger role in water management than they did previously. This paper suggests that the restoration of urban rivers should be associated with a project for economic and social development. Furthermore, restoration (called in this paper “renaturation”) is not enough: cities must also fight against urban sprawl and more effectively protect their freshwater supplies and wetlands.
The “Renaturation” of Urban Rivers: The Case of the St Charles River in Quebec
Urban rivers are central to city planning policies. The aim is to clean up rivers and encourage the return of citizens to their banks. The challenge is to align the interests of developers, water users, and politicians. In the case of the St Charles River, the City of Quebec has combined a large urban renewal program with a project to restore the aquatic ecosystem. This project provides an example of how cities in Quebec are now playing a larger role in water management than they did previously. This paper suggests that the restoration of urban rivers should be associated with a project for economic and social development. Furthermore, restoration (called in this paper “renaturation”) is not enough: cities must also fight against urban sprawl and more effectively protect their freshwater supplies and wetlands.
The “Renaturation” of Urban Rivers: The Case of the St Charles River in Quebec
Global Issues in Water Policy
Grafton, Quentin (editor) / Daniell, Katherine A. (editor) / Nauges, Céline (editor) / Rinaudo, Jean-Daniel (editor) / Chan, Noel Wai Wah (editor) / Brun, Alexandre (author)
2015-01-01
22 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Drainage Basin , River Bank , Urban Sprawl , Urban Renewal , Local Politician Environment , Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution , Environmental Economics , Environmental Management , Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning , Social Sciences, general , Earth and Environmental Science
Interactive 3D Visualization of a River Renaturation Measure - A Project Report
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