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DESCRIPTION:River systems are increasingly affected by agriculture and urba
 nization of riparian areas\, leading to frequent human interventions such 
 as bank stabilization or flood protection measures. There is a growing con
 sensus among scientists worldwide that it is necessary to change river man
 agement approaches to include hydrogeomorphological processes\, and in par
 ticular to leave rivers more space for erosion processes to occur. This co
 nference will present the concept of freedom space\, which makes it possib
 le to determine a first level (minimum space) comprising areas that will f
 lood very frequently and be highly mobile over the next 50 years\, as well
  as riparian wetlands. The second level (functional space) includes space 
 for larger floods and allows meanders to migrate freely over a longer peri
 od. This approach aims to restore and maintain the natural functionality a
 nd health of river ecosystems\, including the reconnection of habitats. In
 tegrating the concept of freedom space into current river management legis
 lation would therefore promote sustainable management of river systems and
  increase their resilience to public safety issues linked to climate chang
 e and land use\, compared with traditional river management approaches bas
 ed on frequent\, spatially limited interventions.\n
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LOCATION:Room 426
SUMMARY:Integrating hydrogeomorphology into river restoration practices: a 
 winning approach (Pascale Biron\, Concordia University)
URL:/centre-montreal/channels/event/integrating-hydrog
 eomorphology-river-restoration-practices-winning-approach-pascale-biron-co
 ncordia-366880
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