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Why rehabilitate urban river systems?
Author(s) -
Findlay Sophia Jane,
Taylor Mark Patrick
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2006.00696.x
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , order (exchange) , investment (military) , rehabilitation , environmental planning , process (computing) , state (computer science) , urban stream , business , value (mathematics) , urban planning , environmental resource management , geography , economics , political science , civil engineering , finance , computer science , engineering , politics , computer network , streams , archaeology , algorithm , neuroscience , machine learning , law , biology , operating system
This paper addresses the philosophical question: ‘why rehabilitate urban river systems?’ within an Australian context. Rehabilitation of river systems has become an important objective of many local, state and national governments around the world, who allocate substantial investment into various river projects. An understanding of the various factors influencing stream condition and potential rehabilitation options is essential in order to determine how the process is undertaken, and how success is measured. This paper examines the triple bottom line (economic, social and environmental) factors that influence decisionmaking with respect to urban stream rehabilitation and management and considers their relative value and importance.