The challenges of urban river restoration and the proposition of a framework towards river restoration goals

LF Guimarães, FC Teixeira, JN Pereira… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
River restoration is gaining significance as an approach for river system management, even
in urban areas, where the flood risks and morphological imbalances are more evident. In …

Assessing urban river restoration design using an integrated economic, social and environmental index

LF Guimarães, AP Veról, MG Miguez - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2025 - Elsevier
Urban river restoration is a potential approach to integrate existing urban drainage network
with parks that create blue-green corridors along urban riverbanks. However, since cities …

Geomorphic context in process‐based river restoration

E Wohl, S Rathburn, S Dunn, E Iskin… - River Research and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Process‐based river restoration seeks to restore processes such as channel‐floodplain
connectivity that create and maintain river corridor functions. Process‐based restoration can …

An urban rivers renaissance? Stream restoration and green–blue infrastructure in Latin America – Insights from urban planning in Colombia

G Pradilla, J Hack - Urban Ecosystems, 2024 - Springer
While urban river restoration has become mainstream in the Global North, it remains scarce
in Latin America, where most literature focuses on water quality, stream habitats, and …

Olympic waterfronts: An evaluation of wasted opportunities and lasting legacies

PJ Pinto, G Lopes dos Santos - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mega-events such as the Olympic Games are powerful tools for city-branding and urban
development, carrying the ability to create lasting physical, political, social, and economic …

Urban planning policies to the renewal of riverfront areas: The Lisbon metropolis case

E Medeiros, A Brandão, PT Pinto, SS Lopes - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Urban planning offers various design possibilities to solve fundamental challenges faced in
urban areas. These include the need to physically renew old industrial and harbour riverside …

Effects of urbanization on river morphology in a Mediterranean coastal city (Genova, Italy)

A Mandarino, P Brandolini… - Progress in Physical …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
From the geomorphological point of view, urbanization changes fluvial systems more
drastically than any other single human activity. Its impact on rivers is of interest as it results …

Anthropogenic actions and socioenvironmental changes in lake of juá, brazilian amazonia

MC Cardoso, HS Alves, ICNP Costa, TA Vieira - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Amazonia rainforest has natural spaces that have undergone extensive and intense
transformations, mainly to meet economic demands, camouflaged in biological and social …

[PDF][PDF] Waterfront development through a lens of sustainable smart agenda: Breathing life into El-Anfoushy touristic promenade

RA Ragheb, M Ehab, H Mohamed, R Fahmy… - J. Urban Dev …, 2024 - academia.edu
Water plays an essential role in shaping the aesthetics and psychological impacts of urban
waterfronts, thereby enhancing their popularity as centers for tourism, communal activities …

How well do existing surveys track fish community performance measures in the St. Clair-Detroit River System?

CD Hilling, ML Belore, J Boase, JA Chiotti… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The St. Clair-Detroit River System (SCDRS) connects Lake Huron to Lake Erie and
provides important habitats for many fishes of economic and ecological importance. Portions …