Contributions to the European workshop Ecological rehabilitation of floodplains (Arnhem, The Netherlands, 22-24 September 1992)

The aim of the workshop was to stimulate exchange of applied scientific experiences on the relation between the possibilities for ecological rehabilitation, revitalization and the hydrological properties of rivers and their riparian land. The contributions of participants from The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Austria, France, Belgium and the United Kingdom reflect the state of the art of the ideas and plans how to restore the rivers (like the Plan Ooievaar) and what the importance of floodplains is in this proces. They focus on the different objectives of restoration, the elaboration of these objectives into plans, the development of methods and instruments for the execution of the plans, and the specific research to describe components and processes in floodplains.