Restoration of Urban Waterways

Urban redevelopment is an opportunity to revitalise rivers and offers a variety of ecological and social and economic benefits.

The Value of Urban Waterways

At the same time, urban waterways remain a vital part of cities. They provide green spaces to recreate for local communities and important ...

Restoration of Urban Waterways - Arizona Forward

We foster the collaborative efforts to protect and restore our natural and urban waterways that provide a catalyst for economic growth and a healthy ecosystem ...

Restoring Urban Waterways to Create Climate Resiliency, with Nick ...

Nick Wesley is Executive Director of Urban Rivers, an organization installing floating gardens on the Chicago River, with the goal of seeding new, climate ...

Urban Waters - Groundwork USA

Groundwork Trusts engage in a range of water restoration projects, including “daylighting” previously covered-up rivers, planting trees along old industrial ...

The challenges of urban river restoration and the proposition of a ...

This article discusses four questions proposed from a bibliometric study of urban river restoration: Is it worth restoring urban rivers? How much does it cost?

Restoring Our Hidden Rivers: Revisiting Urban Waterways with New ...

Our urban rivers go unseen and unnoticed. Yet restoring these oft-submerged waterways is critical to building healthy communities.

How NOAA Works to Keep Urban Waterways Clean and Recover ...

An urban waterway. The Lower Duwamish River in Seattle. Image credit: NOAA. Urban coastal communities present unique challenges ...

Urban Rivers

Restoring life to the Chicago River goes beyond the plants and wildlife that now have habitat to thrive; a beautiful river lined with lush greenery and public ...

Restore an urban waterway - SBN - Sustainable Business Network

If your business is located in an urban or suburban area, and you want to help regenerate a waterway on or near your site, check out these tips.

Urban Streams Restoration Program

Urban Streams Restoration Program. Since 1985, the Urban Streams Restoration Program provided more than 270 grants in accordance with California Water Code ...

River restoration in urban areas

Impacts on rivers in urban areas are varied and plenty. Once the issues have been identified you can begin to plan a river restoration project to alleviate some ...

USGS Works with Partners in 15 Cities to Improve Urban Waterways

Everyone deserves clean and healthy public waterways. USGS and Urban Waters Federal Partnership are investing ~$4 million to improve our ...

Nine steps towards rehabilitation and restoration of degraded urban ...

The life-giving ecosystem or rivers must be understood in its entirety for urban rivers to be restored. Issues of severe degradation of urban rivers due to ...

Restoration of Urban Waterways and Vacant Areas - NCBI

Restoration of Urban Waterways and Vacant. Areas: The First Steps Toward Sustainability. John Cairns Jr.1 and Sarah E. Palmer2. IDepartment of Biology ...

Restoring Rivers Within City Limits

Together, let's make America's urban river restoration emblematic of our power as a river protection movement. In partnership,. Ezra Milchman. President & CEO.

14: New Uses for Old Rivers: Rediscovering Urban Waterways

As rivers are repurposed for new uses, considerable political, social, and environmental consequences can ensue. River restoration projects can ...

Restoring Streams in Cities - Island Press |

Restoring Streams in Cities presents viable alternatives to traditional practices that can be used both to repair existing ecological damage and to prevent ...

Restoration of urban waterways and vacant areas: the first steps ...

Of primary importance is the decrease in water quality due to urban storm water runoff. A number of communities have initiated restoration strategies to improve ...

Urban River Revitalization - Mass.gov

Since 1996 The Division of Ecological Restoration (DER) has been an advocate of urban rivers, championing the potential of these often overlooked waterways ...