Document of bibliographic reference 118300

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Bibliographic resource

Type of document

Journal article

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AS

Title

Strategies to combine the functions of ecology and navigation in the Scheldt estuary

Abstract

During recent years, water management in The Netherlands has been broadening its scope by: (a) including aspects of economics, sociology and physical planning, and (b) introducing interactive policy making; this paper illustrates these developments using the Westerschelde estuary as an example. The Westerschelde strategy aims at optimizing the multi-national use of this estuary. The main functions are navigation and ecology and the paper shows how these functions can be combined. An interactive management model, the 'COSMO-Westerschelde' is described, which assists decision makers in comparing strategies for estuarine management under different scenarios.During recent years, water management in The Netherlands has been broadening its scope by: (a) including aspects of economics, sociology and physical planning, and (b) introducing interactive policy making; this paper illustrates these developments using the Westerschelde estuary as an example. The Westerschelde strategy aims at optimizing the multi-national use of this estuary. The main functions are navigation and ecology, and the paper shows how these functions can be combined. An interactive management model, the `COSMO-Westerschelde' is described, which assists decision makers in comparing strategies for estuarine management under different scenarios.

WebOfScience code

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:A1997XU33800004

Bibliographic citation

Smit, H.; Kop, R.; Westmacott, S. (1997). Strategies to combine the functions of ecology and navigation in the Scheldt estuary. WEJ: Journal of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management 11(4): 251-256. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.1997.tb00125.x

Topic

Fresh water

Brakish water

Is peer reviewed

true