WORLD's LARGE RIVERS - International Conference on the Status ...

<strong>International</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> 

on the Status and Future of the 

WORLD’s <strong>LARGE</strong> <strong>RIVERS</strong> 

Amazon Mississippi 

Yangtze Congo 

Murray‐Darling Danube 

11.‐14. April 2011, 

Austria Center Vienna 

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

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<strong>International</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> on the Status and Future of the World’s Large Rivers 

11‐14 April 2011, Vienna 

Welcome to the <strong>International</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> 

on the Status and Future of the World’s Large Rivers 

On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee I want to 

warmly welcome you to the <strong>International</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> on 

the Status and Future of the World´s Large Rivers in 

Vienna. 

The pressures and impacts on the World’s Large Rivers 

have increased greatly in recent years, as a consequence 

of their exploitation to meet human needs. Large rivers 

are particularly exposed to problems of multiple uses, 

often with conflicting aims. This conference aims to 

provide a global forum for a wide‐ranging discussion of 

key issues related to research on large rivers and to their 

effective and sustainable management, involving both 

scientists and decision makers. 

More than 550 abstracts covering all relevant topics and rivers (from the Amazon over the 

Congo, the Yellow River to the Siberian Rivers) were submitted to the conference and we 

are happy to welcome more than 400 participants coming from 73 nations (including all 

continents) at this important event. After the conference a Wiley‐Book and special issues 

of relevant SCI journals are aimed to be published. 

Based on a declaration, being agreed by the participants, a global effort will hopefully be 

started to assess the existing and future needs of large rivers in order to better integrate 

their use, protection and restoration and to devise an action plan. This may also include a 

next Large Rivers <strong>Conference</strong>. 

Beside interesting scientific talks and discussions I wish you all a very nice stay in the 

springtime in Vienna. Enjoy the social activities and those that join the Post‐<strong>Conference</strong> 

Field Trips I wish an interesting day outside at the Danube River or in the National Park. 

_________________________ 

Helmut Habersack 

Initiator & Local Organizer 



Local Organizing Committee 

Prof. Helmut Habersack (LOC‐Chair & Initiator) 

Bernhard Schober 

Elisabeth Jäger 

Prof. Raimund Haberl 

Prof. Willibald Loiskandl 

Prof. Herwig Waidbacher 

Prof. Susanne Muhar 

BOKU ‐ University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna 

Prof. Friedrich Schiemer 

University of Vienna 

Prof. Des Walling (ISC‐Chair) 

University of Exeter, United Kingdom 

Prof. Zhaoyin Wang 

Tsinghua University, China 

Prof. Gary Parker 

University of Illinois, USA 

Dr. Erik Mosselman 

Delft University of Technology, Netherlands 

Dr. Jean Loup Guyot 

Institute de Recherche pour le 

Développement, Brazil 

<strong>International</strong> Scientific Committee 

Dr. Manfred Spreafico 

Federal Office for the Environment, 

Switzerland 

Dr. Hérve Piégay 

National Centre for Scientific Research, 

France 

Prof. Martin Thoms 

University of New England, Australia 

Prof. Em. Ir. Jean Jacques Peters 

Belgium 

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<strong>Conference</strong> Information 

Venue 

The <strong>Conference</strong> will be held in the Austria Center Vienna ACV (Bruno Kreisky‐Platz 1, 1220‐ 

Vienna, Austria) on level U2. 

Austria Center Vienna 

U1 Kaisermühlen 

Vienna Internat. Center (VIC) 




Planview of Level U2 (Blue Level, basement level) 

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Transportation 


Coming by aeroplane: 

Austrian Airlines offers a price reduction of ‐15% to all attendees of the conference. This 

special offer is valid for all Austrian Airlines Flights (OS‐Flights). Therefore, please enter the 

code LRC11 during the online booking process. 

Transportation airport – city: 

Coming from the airport, we recommend to our attendees to use either S‐Bahn, City 

Airport Train (CAT) or bus. Taxis are available in large number but they are much more 

expensive than public transport. Please, find more information on ticket prices, departure 

times etc. on the Vienna <strong>International</strong> Airport webpage (www.viennaairport.com). 

Transportation hotel – conference venue: 

The conference venue (Austria Center Vienna) is situated nearby the U1‐subway station 

“Kaisermühlen – Vienna <strong>International</strong> Center VIC”. All featured hotels are very close to 

the subway‐line U1, some of the hotels are even in walking distance to the venue. 




Public transport in Vienna is pretty good (wide network, dense intervals, rational prices). 

Therefore, we recommend all attendees to use public transport. Please note, that you 

have bought and validated your ticket before your ride, because it may happen that you 

will be controlled within the vehicle (ticket validation machines can be found in all subway 

stations and in the buses and trams). More information on public transportation can be 

found on the Wiener Linien webpage (www.wienerlinien.at). 

<strong>Conference</strong> Desk 

The <strong>Conference</strong> Desk (Registration and Information) is located at the venue in Foyer D of 

level U2. Delegates are requested to register upon arrival at the <strong>Conference</strong> Venue. 

Opening hours are from 08:00 – 18:00 on Monday (April 11) and 08:30 – 18:00 Tuesday 

(April 12) through Thursday (April 14). 

Green Meeting 

This <strong>Conference</strong> aims to be certified according to the guidelines 

for the Green Meetings eco‐label. 

Our request to you… 

� If possible, opt for an environmentally friendly way of 

travelling to Vienna by public transport or carpool. 

� If you are unable or do not want to travel without a car, or if you have to travel by air, 

make up for the CO2 emissions by paying a compensation. 

� Make use of your hotel's environmental programme (e.g. by not requiring towels and 

sheets to be exchanged every day). 

� Turn off all the lights and electric appliances (TV set, air conditioning, heating, 

computer, etc.) when you leave your hotel room temporarily. 

� No single portion packages = more environmental protection: Go for beverages in jugs 

or big bottles, meals on reusable dishes, milk and sugar that are not packaged in 

single portions etc. 

� Use the waste separation system at the hotel and fair venue to dispose of your waste 

(PET bottles, glass, paper, metal, batteries, etc.). 

� Within the city, use public transport or walk. 

� Please do not print the full programme, you will receive a printed copy at the event. 

� Hand your badge in at the registration desk at the end of the event. 

Let's consider the future and act with sustainability in mind… 

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Badges 

A personalized badge is part of the conference registration package. Participants are kindly 

requested to wear the name badge during the entire conference, including the social 

events and the post‐conference technical tours. 

The conference organizers as well as the conference personnel will wear badges with a 

distinctive mark. Should you have any questions during the conference, please, look for 

these persons. They will be happy to assist you. 

Certificate of Attendance 

A personalized Certificate of Attendance will be provided to registered participants 

together with their conference registration package. 

Coffee Break / Lunch 

During the conference, morning and afternoon coffee breaks will be served in Foyer G/H. 

The costs of the coffee breaks are included in the registration fee. 

Lunch can be bought on own costs at the buffet in the venue (“Café Ritazza” on ground 

level – yellow level) or outside at several restaurants: 

Campus Suite (Restaurant) 

Ströck (Bakery) 

Venue 

e‐Wok (Restaurant) 

Der Mann (Bakery) 

Fast Food Station / 

U‐Snack (Snack Bar) 




Internet Access 

Wireless Internet access will be provided for participants using laptops in the conference 

area. During the conference we will provide all attendees with a password to access 

wireless LAN at the venue (in Foyer G/H and Room G/H). 

Message Board 

A message board is located at the <strong>Conference</strong> Desk. 

Pictures of the <strong>Conference</strong> 

A designated person will take pictures at random during all activities. After the 

conference, these pictures will be made available to download from the conference web 

site free‐of‐charge. 

Wardrobe 

A self‐service wardrobe is available in Foyer D (the <strong>Conference</strong> Organizer does not assume 

any liability for items stored in the wardrobe). 

Suggested Attire for <strong>Conference</strong> Events 

Casual business attire is suitable for all technical sessions. The Welcome Reception will be 

in the Vienna City Hall. Therefore, smart casual, business or informal is recommended. The 

<strong>Conference</strong> Dinner will be in a typical Viennese Wine Tavern where business casual or 

smart casual is appropriate. 

For the Accompanying Persons Programme and the Post‐<strong>Conference</strong> Technical Tours the 

participants are recommended to wear comfortable walking shoes and warm clothes as a 

fair amount of walking outdoors is required. 

In April, the weather in Austria is unpredictable, so be prepared for warm, cold or even 

rainy spells. 

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Accompanying Persons Programme 

Various Half‐ and Full Day Tours, Evening Tours, Concerts, Vienna Boys' Choir, Schloss 

Schönbrunn, Spanish Riding School, ... can be booked at our partner “Vienna Sightseeing 

Tours”. 

You can either book these tours via internet (www.viennasightseeing.at) or directly at the 

conference desk one day in advance. 

© Vienna Sightseeing Tours 



<strong>Conference</strong> Topics 

Topic 1 Hydrology, Hydraulics & Water Quality 

1a Hydrology & Hydraulics 

1b Water Quality 

Topic 2 Sediment Transport, Material Fluxes & River Morphology 

2a Sediment Transport & Material Fluxes 

2b River Morphology & Morphodynamics 

Topic 3 Ecology & Restoration 

3a Ecology 

3b Restoration 

Topic 4 Stresses, Conflicting Demands and Integrated Management 

4a Land use, Population Growth, Climate Change 

4b Hydropower, Navigation, Flood Control & Protection, 

Water Resources & Irrigation, Gravel & Sand Mining 

4c Integrated Management 

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Daily <strong>Conference</strong> Programme 

Monday, April 11, 2011 

Registration (08:00 – 09:00, Foyer D) 

Opening Ceremony (09:00 – 09:45, Room G/H) 

Welcome speeches 

� Habersack, H. (Local Organizing Committee Chairman & Initiatior) 

� Gerzabek, M. (Rector of BOKU ‐ University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, BOKU) 

� Walling, D. (UNESCO, <strong>International</strong> Scientific Committee Chairman) 

� Gammeltoft, P. (European Commission, DG Environment) 

� Di Silvio, G. (WASER) 

� Hubert, P. (IAHS) 

� Tamai, N. (IAHR) 

During the Opening Ceremony Tamai, N. will present the 

“Journal of River Basin Management Best Paper Prize”. 

Keynote Lecture 1 “Hydrology, Hydraulics & Water Quality” (09:45 – 10:45, Room G/H) 

Cumulative threats to the world’s rivers: bridging disciplinary perspectives 

McIntyre, P. 

Coffee Break (10:45 – 11:00, Foyer G/H) sponsored by Journal of River Basin Management 

Invited Lectures 1a (I) 

“Hydrology and Hydraulics” 

(11:00 – 12:00, Room G/H) 

Invited Lectures 2b (I) 

“River Morphology & Morphodynamics” 

(11:00 – 12:00, Room P) 

Poster Session 1 

“Hydrology, Hydraulics & Water Quality” 

(12:00 – 13:30, Foyer G/H) Lunch Break 

Contributed Lectures 1a (II) 


(13:30 – 15:15, Room G/H) 

Contributed Lectures 1a (III) 


(15:45 – 17:30, Room G/H) 

Discussion Papers 1a (IV) 


(17:30 – 18:00, Room G/H) 

Coffee Break (15:15 – 15:45, Foyer G/H) 

Contributed Lectures 2b (II) 


(13:30 – 15:15, Room P) 

Contributed Lectures 2b (III) 


(15:45 – 17:30, Room P) 

Discussion Papers 2b (IV) 


(17:30 – 18:00, Room P) 

Welcome Reception (20:00 – 22:00, City Hall of Vienna) 




Tuesday, April 12, 2011 


Keynote Lecture 2 “Sediment Transport & River Morphology” (09:00 – 10:00, Room G/H) 

The changing sediment loads of the world’s large rivers 

Walling, D. 


“Sediment Transport & Material Fluxes” 

(10:20 – 12:00, Room G/H) 



“Water Quality” 

(10:20 – 12:00, Room P) 

Group Photo‐Shoot (12:00 – 12:10) 

in front of the Austria Center Vienna building 

(in case of rainy weather another date will be announced) 


“Sediment Transport & River Morphology” 

(12:10 – 13:30, Foyer G/H) 



(13:30 – 15:15, Room G/H) 



(15:45 – 17:30, Room G/H) 



(17:30 – 18:00, Room G/H) 

Lunch Break 



(13:30 – 15:15, Room P) 




(15:45 – 17:30, Room P) 



(17:30 – 18:00, Room P) 

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011 


Keynote Lecture 3 “Ecology & Restoration” (09:00 – 10:00, Room G/H) 

An update on what we know and need to learn about the ecological role of dams in large 

rivers 

Reidy Liermann, C. 


“Ecology” 

(10:20 – 12:00, Room G/H) 


“Ecology & Restoration” 

(12:00 – 13:30, Foyer G/H) 


“Ecology” 

(13:30 – 15:15, Room G/H) 


“Ecology” 

(15:45 – 17:30, Room G/H) 


“Ecology” 

(17:30 – 18:00, Room G/H) 



Discussion Forum on Vienna Declaration 

(18:00 – 20:00, Room G/H) 

Chairman: Habersack, H. 

Invited Lectures 4ab (I) 

“Stresses and Conflicting Demands” 

(10:20 – 12:00, Room P) 

Lunch Break 

Contributed Lectures 4ab (II) 


(13:30 – 15:15, Room P) 

Contributed Lectures 4ab (III) 


(15:45 – 17:30, Room P) 

Discussion Papers 4ab (IV) 


(17:30 – 18:00, Room P) 




Thursday, April 14, 2011 


Keynote Lecture 4 “Integrated Management” (09:00 – 10:00, Room G/H) 

Balancing use and protection for sustainable management of large rivers 

O’Keeffe, J. 

Invited Lectures 4c (I) 

“Integrated Management” 

(10:20 – 12:00, Room G/H) 



“Stresses, Conflicting Demands & Integrated Management” 

(12:00 – 13:30, Foyer G/H) 

Contributed Lectures 4c (II) 


(13:30 – 15:15, Room G/H) 

Contributed Lectures 4c (III) 


(15:45 – 17:30, Room G/H) 

Discussion Papers 4c (IV) 


(17:30 – 18:00, Room G/H) 


“Restoration” 

(10:20 – 12:00, Room P) 

Lunch Break 



(13:30 – 15:15, Room P) 




(15:45 – 17:30, Room P) 



(17:30 – 18:00, Room P) 

Closing Ceremony (18:00 – 18:30, Room G/H) 

Speeches 


� Walling, D. (<strong>International</strong> Committee Chairman) 

Viennese Evening “Heuriger” 

<strong>Conference</strong> Dinner in a typical wine‐tavern 

(19:30 – 22:00, Heuriger Wolff – direct bus transfer) 

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Oral Sessions, Monday, 11 April 2011 

Opening Ceremony (09:00 – 09:45, Room G/H) 

Welcome speeches 


� Gerzabek, M. (Rector of BOKU ‐ University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, BOKU) 

� Walling, D. (UNESCO, <strong>International</strong> Scientific Committee Chairman) 

� Gemmeltoft, P. (European Commission, DG Environment) 

� Di Silvio, G. (WASER) 

� Hubert, P. (IAHS) 

� Tamai, N. (IAHR) 

During the Opening Ceremony Tamai, N. will present the 

“Journal of River Basin Management Best Paper Prize”. 

Keynote Lecture 1 


(09:45 – 10:45, Room G/H) 

Cumulative threats to the world’s rivers: bridging disciplinary perspectives 

McIntyre, P. 


“Hydrology & Hydraulics” 

(11:00 – 12:00, Room G/H) 

Chaired by McIntyre, P. 

Climatic and anthropogenic forcings on 

rainfall/runoff relationships in Africa’s major 

river basins 

Mahe, G., Convey, D. 

Changes in the flow regimes of major rivers in 

South America: Amazonas, Sao Francisco and 

Parana‐La Plata. Observed and projected 

changes 

Marengo, J., Tomasella, J. 

Climate change and river flow in snow‐covered 

Himalayan headwaters of the Indus and Ganga 

Collins, D., Singh, P. 



(11:00 – 12:00, Room P) 

Chaired by Mosselman, E. 

Channel deformations of the rivers of Russia 

Chalov, S., Alekseevskiy, N., Chalov, R., 

Berkovich, K. 

Continua or a series of patches ‐ the 

downstream morphology of a large dryland 

river system 

Thoms, M. 

The status and future of the hydromorphology 

of large rivers ‐ example Danube River 

Habersack, H., Jäger, E., Hauer, C. 






‐ Rainfall – Runoff (Processes & Modelling) ‐ 

(13:30 – 15:15, Room G/H) 

Chaired by Hubert, P. 

TRMM‐driven rainfall‐runoff modelling in the 

Amazon basin 

Collischonn, B., Collischonn, W., Tucci, C. 

An investigation of extreme daily precipitation in 

the Mekong River basin using a latest gridded 

precipitation dataset 

Ono, K., Kazama, S. 

Assessment of rating curve uncertainty in 

observed records from streamflow gauges in the 

Murray‐Darling Basin, Australia 

Tomkins, K. 

Variability of precipitation elasticity of 

streamflow in the Murray‐Darling basin 

Whyte, J. 

Hydrodynamic modeling of St. Lawrence River 

(Canada), an essential information for 

management of the system 

Secretan, Y., Morin, J. 

Use of hydrological modelling in environmental 

flows (EF) assessment in the Ganges 

Bharati, L., Smakhtin, V., Jayakody, P., 

Kaushal, N. 

Complex floodplain inundation along the lower 

Mississippi River 

Hudson, P. 



‐ Morphology – Types & Characteristics ‐ 

(13:30 – 15:15, Room P) 

Chaired by Thoms, M. 

How do big rivers come to be different? 

Ashworth, P., Lewin, J. 

Are large alluvial rivers in equilibrium? 

Answers from the tropics 

Latrubesse, E. 

Are anastomosing rivers quiet fluvial systems? 

Gautier, E., Garcia Govea, C., Grivel, S., 

Brunstein, D., Costard, F. 

Historic channel change of the middle Rio 

Grande below Cochiti dam, New Mexico 

Richard, G. 

Siltation and collapse of the Pilcomayo River 

Martin‐Vide, J. 

The old Rhine evolution since 1950: Historical 

aspects 

Arnaud, F., Béraud, C., Piégay, H., Schmitt, L., 

Le Coz, J., Rollet, A., Johnstone, K., et al. 

What strategic response to long‐term 

morphological changes of large rivers? 

Di Silvio, G. 

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‐ Measurements & Modelling, Projects ‐ 

(15:45 – 17:30, Room G/H) 

Chaired by Guyot, J. 

Global river hydrography: baseline data to study 

large river systems 

Lehner, B., Grill, G. 

Space borne measurements of river systems: 

The SWOT Satellite Mission 

Andreadis, K., Alsdorf, D., Lettenmaier, D., 

Mognard, N., Rodriguez, E., Moller, D., et al. 

Semi‐distributed hydraulic‐hydrological 

modeling of the Zambezi River basin 

Cohen Liechti, T., et al. 

Modelling of hydrological persistence in the 

Murray‐Darling basin for the management of 

weirs 

Fisher, A., Green, D., Metcalfe, A. 

Signature and hydrologic consequences of 

climate change within upper‐middle 

Brahmaputra Basin 

Mukhopadhyay, B., Dutta, A. 

Water levels in the Volga delta and the effect 

exerted on them by the river's flow and Caspian 

sea's level variations 

Isupova, M. 

Why 4 major river project as an adaptation 

strategy for climate change in Korea 

Lee, J., Seo, J., Kim, C., Park, D. 



‐ Morphological Processes ‐ 

(15:45 – 17:30, Room P) 

Chaired by Chalov, S. 

Influence of ENSO on lower Mekong River 

bank erosion 

Darby, S., Trieu, H., Carling, P. 

Fluvial thermal erosion during the break up 

period on the Lena River (Siberia) 

Costard, F., Gautier, E., Federov, A., 

Konstantinov, P., Dupeyrat, L. 

Riverine sediment of the Yangtze River 

(Changjiang): an overview 

Dai, S., Lu, X. 

Numerical modelling of sediment transport 

and morphodynamics in the Danube River 

Tritthart, M., Liedermann, M., Schober, B., 

Habersack, H. 

Hydrologic and hydraulic features of Padma 

River, Bangladesh 

Hotopp, D., Neill, C., Hunter, B. 

Chute channel dynamics in large, sand‐bed 

meandering rivers 

Grenfell, M., Aalto, R., Nicholas, A. 

Importance of multi‐dimensional morpho‐ 

dynamics for habitat evolution: Danube 1715‐ 

1821 

Hohensinner, S., Jungwirth, M. 






(17:30 – 18:00, Room G/H) 

Chaired by Mahe, G. 

Hydrological assessment of basin‐wide 

development scenarios in lower Mekong basin 

Piman, T., Southalack, P., Lennaerts, T. 

Confluent flow impacts of flood extremes in middle 

Yellow River 

He, H., Jim, C., Qian, Y., Yong, T., Quanfa, Z., Jie, Z. 

Hydroclimatic changes and floods analysis on large 

river basins of Siberia 

Kichigina, N. 

Changes of main hydrological characteristics of the 

River Sava (Croatia) 

Andreić, Ž., Žugaj, R. 

Variations and water exchanges between aquifers, 

rivers and wetlands 

Ramond, S., Robert, V., Gautier, E., Marlin, C., et al. 

Airborne hydromapping ‐ shallow water 

bathymetry / Pioneering underwater insights 

Steinbacher, F., Pfennigbauer, M., Ullrich, A., et al. 

Lessons from the coupled ADCP‐CFD investigations 

of the Hungarian Danube 

Józsa, J., Baranya, S. 

Modelling using Mike21 to support the restoration 

of a complex Danube reach 

Krámer, T., Józsa, J., Torma, P. 

Friction factor calculation in rough bed flow 

Dharmasiri, N., Yang, S., Han, Y. 

Identification of chaotic advection and its impact 

on mixing in large rivers 

Zsugyel, M., et al. 



(17:30 – 18:00, Room P) 

Chaired by Habersack, H. 

Image processing based methodology to obtain 

width and center line of a river 

Bhattacharjya, R., Dey, A. 

Comparison of multi‐channel networks of alluvial 

and bedrock large rivers 

Meshkova, L., Carling, P. 

Alternate bar dynamics as a function of 

discharge variations 

Rodrigues, S., Claude, N., Jugé, P., Bréhéret, J. 

Alluvial morphology in a subsiding lowland area: 

the Mahakam River 

Hoitink, T., Vermeulen, B., et al. 

Overbank deposition and 'natural' levee 

formation along large rivers (example Danube) 

Klasz, G., Reckendorfer, W., Gabriel, H., et al. 

Morphodynamics of the Jamuna, a large sand‐ 

bed braided river in Bangladesh 

Sarker, M., Thorne, C., Ferdous, M., Islam, M. 

Response of river morphology to civil 

engineering (the Danube River) 

Lehotský, M., Gierszewski, P., Kordowski, J., et al. 

Degradation and rehabilitation of cut‐off 

meanders on the Morava River 

Holubová, K., Hey, R., Čomaj, M. 

The evolution of the Yellow River canyon and its 

tributaries in Hukou area (influence on soil erosion) 

Qiu, W., Zhang, J., Zhuang, M., Fu, X. 

Long‐term (1842‐2006) morphological changes in 

the Changjiang (Yangtze) estuary of China 

Wang, Y. 

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Oral Sessions, Tuesday, 12 April 2011 



(09:00 – 10:00, Room G/H) 

The changing sediment loads of the world’s large rivers 

Walling, D. 



(10:20 – 12:00, Room G/H) 

Chaired by Walling, D. 

Sediment loads in response to climate change: a 

study of eight large Chinese rivers 

Lu, X., Liu, S., Jian, T., Zhang, S., Wang, J. 

Hydrology and sediment transport in the 

Amazon basin, from the Andes to the ocean 

Guyot, J., et al. 

The Rhine delta: unravelling its 8000‐YR history 

of sediment trapping 

Middelkoop, H., Erkens, G., Hobo, N., Van der 

Perk, M. 

Impacts of environmental changes on the 

hydrology and sedimentary processes of the 

Saint‐Lawrence River and its tributaries 

Roy, A., Boyer, C., Verhaar, P., Biron, P. 

Hydro‐sedimentary dynamics of two 

intertropical rivers: Orinoco and Congo Rivers 

Laraque, A., Pandi, A., Castellanos, B., Steiger, J., 

Adèle, G., Lopez, J., Rodriguez, M., et al. 



(10:20 – 12:00, Room P) 

Chaired by Hein, T. 

Global river quality: many questions and 

limited data sets, the example of metal 

contaminations 

Meybeck, M. 

Transport of artificial radionuclides in the 

River Yenisei and its sediments 

Putyrskaya, V., Klemt, E., Semizhon, T., 

Röllin, S. 

Modelling seasonal N and P loads in three 

contrasting large river basins using global 

datasets ‐ Mississippi, Mekong and Rhine 

River 

Loos, S., Middelkoop, H., Van der Perk, M., et al. 

Addressing sewage pollution of the Ganges 

River in Varanasi India 

Hamner, S., Mishra, V., Ford, T. 

The Andean and forland Amazon basins: 

parameters for hydrochemical control 

Moquet, J., et al. 






‐ Global Examples of Sediment Transport ‐ 

(13:30 – 15:15, Room G/H) 

Chaired by Spreafico, M. 

Long‐term suspended sediment concentrations 

and loads of Rhine and Elbe 

Hillebrand, G., Otto, W., Vollmer, S. 

Sediment in the Amazon Basin: How much in and 

how much out? 

Wittmann‐Oelze, H., von Blanckenburg, F., 

Maurice, L., Guyot, J., Filizola, N., Kubik, P. 

Recent changes of runoff and sediment loads of 

the Yangtze River 

Liu, C., Hu, C. 

Variations of the annual deposited suspended 

load in the alluvial reach of the upper Yellow 

River (1952‐2003) 

Wang, S., Yan, Y. 

Amazonian lowland erosion vulnerability and 

suspended sediment yields 

Melo, E., Filizola, N., Guyot, J., Beisl, C., Miranda, F. 

Decadal to century‐scale sediment dynamics in 

the Rhine delta 

Hobo, N., Middelkoop, H., Makaske, B., 

Kleinhans, M. 

Present hydrological processes and 

paleoformation of the Lena River delta 

Federova, I., et al. 



‐ Worldwide Experiences on Water Quality ‐ 

(13:30 – 15:15, Room P) 

Chaired by Meybeck, M. 

How polluted is the Yangtze River? 

Mueller, B., Berg, M., Pernet‐Coudrier, B., 

Qi, W. 

Annual dissolved fluxes of trace elements 

from Congo‐Zaire and Amazon Rivers: a 

tentative budget to the Atlantic Ocean 

Seyler, P., Bonnet, M., Boaventura, G. 

Dissolved matter runoff of the upper Lena 

River 

Chetverova, A., Federova, I., Potapova, T. 

Thermal patterns of the French Rhône River 

using Landsat ETM+ thermal infrared (TIR) 

images 

Wawrzyniak, V., Píégay, H., Poirel, A. 

Spatio‐temporal variations of physico‐ 

chemical properties of an Amazonian 

floodplain: link with hydrology 

Lamback, B., et al. 

Suspended matter and water quality of the 

River Sava watershed 

Ogrinc, N., Sčančar, J., Golobočanin, D., 

Miljevič, N. 

Effects of suspended sediment on nitrogen 

transformation of the Yellow River, China 

Xia, X. 

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‐ Processes, Measurements & Modelling ‐ 

(15:45 – 17:30, Room G/H) 

Chaired by Di Silvio, G. 

The dynamics of mixing at large river 

confluences 

Best, J., Parsons, D., Lane, S., Amsler, M., 

Kostaschuk, R., Orfeo, O., Szupiany, R., Hardy, R. 

ADCP for suspended sediments and currents 

investigation at lower Parana 

Guerrero, M., Lamberti, A., Szupiany, R. 

Measuring bedload transport on large rivers 

using time sequenced bathymetric data 

Abraham, D. 

Bedload transport dynamics, initiation of 

motion and high flow transport at the Danube 

River 

Liedermann, M., Tritthart, M., Habersack, H. 

Bed erosion in the Rhine: characteristics of the 

incision process 

Frings, R., Gehres, N., Promny, M. 

Analysis of human impacts on suspended 

sediment loads in the Mekong River using a 

hierarchical bayesian model 

Stewardson, M., Webb, A. 

Scale physical model for sediment transport 

restoration in the old Rhine 

Die Moran, A., El Kadi Abderrezzak, K., 

Lebert, F., Bouchard, J. 



‐ Determining and Improving Water Quality ‐ 

(15:45 – 17:30, Room P) 

Chaired by Hamner, S. 

Aquatic plants as bioindicators of radioactive 

contamination of the Yenisei River 

Bolsunovsky, A. 

The fate of particulate materials in the tidal 

Mississippi River 

McKee, B. 

Metals in water and fish as a reflection of 

pollution of Volga River 

Gashkina, N. 

Changing biogeochemistry waters in the 

Changjiang and Mississippi/Atchafalalya Rivers 

Bianchi, T. 

Can available sediment data be used to predict 

alkalinity and base cation status of surface 

waters? 

Begum, S., McClean, C., Cresser, M., et al. 

Modelling nitrogen and phosphorus inputs 

from diffuse and point sources in large 

German river basins with Mephos 

Tetzlaff, B., et al. 

Integrated change assessment of water quality 

and quantity in Canadian watersheds 

Dubé, M., Nadorozny, N. 






(17:30 – 18:00, Room G/H) 

Chaired by Tritthart, M. 

Similarities / differences between a large mean‐ 

dering and an anabranching river: Ucayali and Amazon 

Abad, J., Paredes, J., Montoro, H. 

Quantifying suspended sediment discharge in the 

Mahakam River and distributary channels 

Sassi, M., Hoitink, A. 

Spatial patterns of sediment yield in the Yangtze 

River basin 

Yan, Y., Wang, S. 

Analysis of the sediment recovery in middle and 

lower Yangtze River 

Zhu, L., Li, Y., Ge, H. 

Modeling of diversions from the lower Mississippi 

Meselhe, E., Davis, M., Pereira, J., 

McCorquodale, J., Georgiou, L., Allison, M. 

Influence of local turbulence production on river 

bed stability 

Hengl, M., Huber, B., Krouzecky, N. 

Study of the erosion risks of the Ecuadorian Pacific 

coast under the influence of ENSO phenomenom: 

case of the Esmeraldas and Guayas River basins 

Bourrel, L., Melo, P., Vera, A., Pombosa, R., Guyot, J. 

Suspended sediment monitoring at the Danube 

River using optic and acoustic devices 

Haimann, M., Lalk, P., Liedermann, M., et al. 

Modelling susp. sediment transport using an 

integrative model of exp. coefficients in the ADE 

Kashefipour, S., Baghbanpour, S. 

Sediment regime of the Danube River in Serbia 

Babić Mladenović, M., Kolarov, V., Damjanović, V. 



(17:30 – 18:00, Room P) 

Chaired by Haberl, R. 

Radiation‐chemical situation of the waters of the 

Yenisei River (Russian Federation) 

Bondareva, L. 

Non‐point source nitrogen pollution in the 

Yangtze River and its control strategy 

Liu, L., Wang, X., Zheng, B. 

1D modelling of contaminant transport through 

a multi‐channel large river system 

Launay, M., Andries, E., Le Coz, J., et al. 

Spatial‐temporal distribution of waterborne 

infectious diseases risk 

Amano, A., Sakuma, T., Kazama, S. 

Long term in‐line monitoring at Danube 

Pressl, A., Gruber, G., Winkler, S. 

Effect of flood pulses on the nutrient dynamics in 

a Danube river‐floodplain at Gemenc (Hungary) 

Dinka, M., Ágoston‐Szabó, E., Schöll, K., et al. 

Bank filtration combined with river restoration: 

effects of river fluctuation and changes in bank 

slopes on the status of groundwater 

Derx, J., Blaschke, A. 

Isoscapes ‐ a powerful tool for the management 

of large river systems 

Zitek, A., Irrgeher, J., Sailer, K., et al. 

Geographic information system for 

environmental management of large rivers 

Sarma, A., Sarma, B., Mahanta, C. 

Mike 11 application for spatiotemporal 

simulation of river salinity 

Bhatti, M., Latif, M. 

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Oral Sessions, Wednesday, 13 April 2011 



(09:00 – 10:00, Room G/H) 

An update on what we know and need to learn about the ecological role of dams in large rivers 

Reidy Liermann, C. 


“Ecology” 

(10:20 – 12:00, Room G/H) 

Chaired by Reidy Liermann, C. 

The Danube fish fauna ‐ ecological aspects, field 

sampling and status assessment 

Wiesner, C. 

Large European rivers as biological invasion 

highways 

Pöckl, M., Grabowski, M., Grabowska, J., 

Bacela‐Spychalska, K., Wittmann, K. 

Same‐same or different? Homogenization of the 

freshwater fish fauna in Europe 

Sommerwerk, N., Tockner, K. 

Ecohydrology ‐ integrative science for 

sustainable water, environment and society, 

especially for large rivers 

Zalewski, M. 

Nitrogen cycling in river floodplains 

Pinay, G., Hein, T., Welti, N., Bondar‐Kunze, E., 

Tritthart, M., Habersack, H. 

Invited Lectures 4ab (I) 

“Stresses & Conflicting Demands” 

(10:20 – 12:00, Room P) 

Chaired by Carling, P. 

Imprint of human activities upon river 

changes and evolutionary trajectories of the 

Yangtze and Yellow Rivers 

Brierley, G., Ma, Y., Blue, B., Huang, H. 

Dams and development: accelerating the loss 

of ecosystem services in the Kafue Flats of the 

middle Zambezi basin 

Cowx, I. 

Effects of climate change, river training and 

river restoration on the morphology of the 

river Rhine 

Mosselman, E. 

Cumulative sediment reduction to the lower 

Mekong River from planned dams 

Kondolf, M., Alford, C., Burnhill, T., Carling, P., 

Conlan, I., Adamson, P., Koponen, J. 

Assessment of Mekong basin‐wide 

development scenarios and the impact of 

mainstream dams 

Carling, P. 





“Ecology” 

‐ Riverine Fauna and Flora ‐ 

(13:30 – 15:15, Room G/H) 

Chaired by Kondolf, M. 

Using river dolphins as surrogates for 

conservation of river habitats in the Amazon and 

Orinoco River basin 

Portocarrero‐Aya, M., Trujillo, F., et al. 

Flood dynamics and fish recruitment in a large‐ 

scale temperate floodplain (Volga, Russia) 

Górski, K., Nagelkerke, L., Winter, H., 

de Leeuw, J., Middelkoop, H., Buijse, A. 

State of fish in St. Lawrance River under pressure 

Mingelbier, M., Brodeur, P., Côté, C., 

Dumas, R. 

Fish assemblages in the main channel of the 

Danube in Austria 

Loisl, F., Keckeis, H. 

Zoobenthos diversity and recent changes in the 

major European rivers: the Volga and the Danube 

Graf, M., Schletterer, M., Humpesch, U. 

The impact of temperature changes on 

phytoplankton communities in wetlands 

Schabhüttl, S., Weigelhofer, G., Hein, T., 

Striebel, M. 

Impact of global change on phytoplankton 

dynamics in Germany's large rivers 

Fischer, H., Becker, A., Hardenbicker, P. 

Contributed Lectures 4ab (II) 


‐ Land Use, Population Growth, Climate Change ‐ 

(13:30 – 15:15, Room P) 

Chaired by Loiskandl, W. 

Water use and population growth in ten river 

basins 

Mainuddin, M. 

Adapting to a socially optimal water use 

regime in Australia's Murray‐Darling basin 

Adamson, D., Mallawaarachchi, T., Quiggin, J. 

The Indus and the Ganges: addressing the 

water and productivity constraints 

Sharma, B., Cai, X., de Condappa, D. 

Hydroclimatology variability in the upper 

Solimoes River (Amazon basin) ‐ 1970 / 2009 

Espinoza, J., Ronchail, J., Guyot, J., et al. 

Ecology and management of Mississippi River 

fisheries 

Schramm, H. 

The Yellow River, a unique system 

De Vriend, H., Wang, Z., Van Maren, B., Wu, B. 

Large rivers, large reservoirs, big challenges 

ahead for Africa: a perception from the Nile 

Pacini, N., Saad Zaghloul, S. Donabaum, K., 

Konecny, R., Schwaiger, K., Wolfram, G. 

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“Ecology” 

‐ Ecosystems & Habitats ‐ 

(15:45 – 17:30, Room G/H) 

Chaired by Waidbacher, H. 

The challenge of harmonisation: intercalibrating 

ecological classifications of large rivers 

Birk, S., Böhmer, J., Knoben, R., Schöll, F. 

Development and evaluation of a global river 

reach classification at high spatial resolution 

O.Dallaire, C., Lehner, B. 

Multiple stressors in lowland floodplain 

ecosystems of the river Rhine 

Schipper, A., Leuven, R., Ragas, A., Hendriks, J. 

Effects of inshore restoration measures on 

larvae, benthic species and the sublitoral fish 

Keckeis, H., Bammer, V., Götsch, S. 

Post‐Damming floodplain inundation and 

fisheries in the Volga River (Russia) 

Nagelkerke, L., Górski, K., Van den Bosch, L., et al. 

Spatial concordance of biological / functional 

indicators along a stressor gradient in a large 

New Zealand river 

Collier, K., Clapcott, J., Duggan, I., et al. 

Mapping floodplain dynamics of the Amazon 

River basin using the space‐borne ALOS PALSAR 

synthetic aperture radar 

Chapman, B., Hess, L., McDonald, K. 

Contributed Lectures 4ab (III) 


‐ Hydropower, Navigation, Flood Control ‐ 

(15:45 – 17:30, Room P) 

Chaired by Brierley, G. 

Land use, population growth, climate change 

in general; agricultural sector and food 

security in South Asia 

Mirza, M. 

Modelling the morphological impact of large 

impoundment on the lower Zambezi River 

Nones, M., Ronco, P., Di Silvio, G. 

Damming Chilean Patagonia: can we learn 

from the North's mistakes? 

Meier, C. 

Hydrokinetic energy conversion in large rivers: 

opportunities and challenges 

Cada, G., Neary, V., Bevelhimer, M., 

Schweizer, P. 

Selecting a new discharge regulation plan for 

the St. Lawrence River, Canada 

Morin, J., Champoux, O., Martin, S. 

River information services ‐ increasing safety 

and efficiency of inland navigation 

Trögl, J., Simon, S., Sattler, M. 

Flood retention along the Austrian Danube ‐ 

developing a sustainable managing strategy 

Schober, B., Hauer, C., Habersack, H. 





“Ecology” 

(17:30 – 18:00, Room G/H) 

Chaired by Schiemer, F. 

Hydrological regime changes in river Indus and 

their ecological consequences 

Khan, M., Ali, Z. 

Ecological processes and significance of the Plata 

turbidity front 

Mianzan, H., Acha, M., Bremec, C. 

Is EFI+ applicable to large lowland rivers? Vistula 

River case study 

Prus, P., Borzecka, I., Buras, P., Ligieza, J., et al. 

Effect of flood events on surface water dissolved 

organic matter in diff. connected floodplain areas 

Bondar‐Kunze, E., Welti, N., Tritthart, M., et al. 

Effect of flood pulses on primary production 

patterns in Danube floodplains 

Preiner, S., Hein, T. 

Phytoplankton and primary production in large 

rivers of the world (Danube River) 

Dokulil, M. 

Trait‐based methods ‐ new trend in environmental 

diagnoses and prognoses 

Beketov, M., Schletterer, M., Schäfer, R., Liess, M. 

Evaluation of macrophyte‐based methods for 

indicating trophic levels 

Lanz, E., Wagner, I., Schmidt, B., Janauer, G. 

Biogeochemistry of Amazonian rivers 

Krusche, A., Ballester, M., Montebello, A., 

Cunha, H., Sales, M., Gomes, B., Munhoz, K., et al. 

Sustainable use and management of Amazonian 

freshwater floodplain forests 

Wittmann, F., Piedade, M., Schöngart, J. 

Discussion Papers 4ab (IV) 


(17:30 – 18:00, Room P) 

Chaired by Cowx, I. 

A comparison of water productivity in ten river 

basins: the status and implications 

Cai, X., Molden, D., Mainuddin, M., et al. 

Composition of representative hydrographs and 

scenario analysis for extreme events 

Villazón, M., Willems, P., Berlamont, J. 

Amazonian streamflow simulated by orchidee in 

a climatic change perspective 

Guimberteau, M., Ronchail, J., Drapeau, G., et al. 

Flood benefits in the lower Mekong River 

Kazama, S., Kakiuchi, K. 

Multiple hydrologic stressors and potentially 

conflicting water needs in the Mackenzie River 

Peters, D., Monk, W., Baird, D. 

Impacts of reservoirs on seasonal water input 

from the Saint‐Maurice River to the St. Lawrence 

Assani, A., Landry, R. 

CDM afforestation as an adaptive land use in the 

lower reaches of the Amu Darya River 

Khamzina, A., Djanbekov, U., Lamers, J. 

Effects of harbour dredging on the benthic 

invertebrate fauna / monitoring and modelling 

Moog, O., Haimann, M., Tritthart, M., et al. 

Development of Austrian flood forecasting 

systems ‐ a project‐spanning retrospective view 

Reichel, G., Pellegrini, M., Verdino, R. 

Progress in natural flood retention at the 

Bavarian Danube 

Skublics, D., Rutschmann, P. 

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Oral Sessions, Thursday, 14 April 2011 



(09:00 – 10:00, Room G/H) 

Balancing use and protection for sustainable management of large rivers 

O’Keeffe, J. 

Invited Lectures 4c (I) 


(10:20 – 12:00, Room G/H) 

Chaired by O’Keeffe, J. 

Integrated management in large river basins: 

lessons from the Mekong and the Murray‐ 

Darling 

Campbell, I., Hart, B., Barlow, C. 

Integrated water management in the Rhine 

River basin 

Spreafico, M. 

The Austrian approach to an integrated river 

management 

Hasenbichler, H., Pejrimovsky, D. 

Catchment management across borders 

Connell, D. 

Managing large river basins towards integration 

and joint aims: Mekong and Danube in 

comparison 

Vogel, B. 



(10:20 – 12:00, Room P) 

Chaired by Muhar, S. 

The large European alpine rivers: critical 

questions and challenging issues for their 

ecological rehabilitation 

Piégay, H., Tockner, K., Buijse, A., Olivier, J., 

Schmutz, S. 

Applying adaptive management to restoring 

Mississippi River basin 

Galat, D., Johnson, B., Smith, C. 

From a sewer into a living river: The Rhine 

between Sandoz and salmon 

Plum, N. 

Floodplain restoration in regulated rivers: 

biogeochemical implications 

Hein, T., Bondar‐Kunze, E., Welti, N., 

Preiner, S., Tritthart, M., Weigelhofer, G., 

Pinay, G. 

River restoration in the Nationalpark Donau‐ 

Auen, Austria 

Baumgartner, C., Manzano, C. 




Contributed Lectures 4c (II) 


‐ Hydropolitics, Research & Management ‐ 

(13:30 – 15:15, Room G/H) 

Chaired by Weller, P. 

Hydro‐political barriers and bridges on long rivers 

in Africa 

Stephenson, D. 

Dispelling skepticism ‐ the role of the 1997 UN 

Watercourses Convention in resolving 

transboundary water disputes in the Nile 

Abseno, M. 

Integrated Flood and Riverbank Erosion Risk 

Management (IFRERM) for the Brahmaputra 

River 

Oberhagemann, K., Joy, C. 

Coherence and inconsistency of European 

instruments for integrated river basin 

management 

Evers, M., Nyberg, L. 

Implementing the EU water framework 

directive ‐ the Danube River basin district 

management plan 

Mair, R., Weller, P. 

Management consequences of water framework 

directive measures (Dutch Rhine) 

Havinga, H. 

The river machine: a template for river processes 

and functions 

Nestler, J., Goodwin, R., Smith, D., Pompeu, P., 

Silva, L., Baigun, C., Oldani, N. 



‐ Restoration Techniques & Approaches ‐ 

(13:30 – 15:15, Room P) 

Chaired by Piégay, H. 

Ecological improvements in riparian areas of the 

Danube hydropower impoundment Wien/ 

Freudenau ‐ a model for sustainable solutions? 

Waidbacher, H., Straif, M. 

Quantifying large river restoration potential 

through modeling and geomorphic analysis 

Hanrahan, T., Richmond, M. 

Habitat modelling from small to large scale 

Hauer, C., Mandlburger, G., Schober, B., et al. 

Restoration of meandering channels: the need 

for the development of physically‐based 

mathematical GIS platforms 

Abad, J., Motta, D., Langendoen, E., García, M. 

Exploring the ecological benefits through 

water level management in impounded rivers: 

case study River Meuse (the Netherlands) 

Buijse, T., Geerling, G., van Kerkum, F., et al. 

Floodplain restoration causes contrasted 

changes in aquatic invertebrate diversity 

Paillex, A., Castella, E. 

EC habitats directive and the spatial 

dimension in riparian areas 

Wagner, I., Lanz, E., Reiter, K., Schabuss, M., 

Janauer, G. 

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Contributed Lectures 4c (III) 


‐ Case Studies ‐ 

(15:45 – 17:30, Room G/H) 

Chaired by Vogel, B. 

A joint approach for navigation and ecology in 

the Danube River basin 

Weller, P., Mair, R. 

The basin plan: Major water reform in the 

Murray‐Darling basin, Australia 

Hart, B. 

Congo basin declining water levels: innovative 

management solutions for navigation 

Gulemvuga, G., Sustersic, L., Bhatti, A. 

Adaptation strategies for sustainable water 

management of Lake Nasser, Egypt to climate 

change (Nile) 

Elba, E., Urban, B. 

Integrated water resources management in the 

Orange‐Senqu‐Fish catchment 

Puttemann, J., Buis, K., De Doncker, L., et al. 

Irrigation and Aral Sea desiccation ‐ toward 

more efficient use of water resources in the 

Amu Darya Basin 

Manschadi, A., Tischbein, B., Conrad, C., et al. 

Long term vision in Dutch water management: 

perspectives, scenarios and strategies for 2100 

Schielen, R. 



‐ Case Studies ‐ 

(15:45 – 17:30, Room P) 

Chaired by Sommerwerk, N. 

Experiences with floodplain restoration in the 

lower Volga, Russia 

Klinkova, G., Olenikov, A., Gorelov, V., 

Guguyeva, E., Volinova, L., Leummens, H. 

Efforts to re‐establish endangered mussel 

species in the Mississippi River 

Nakato, T. 

Restoration of the Austrian Danube: 

overviews, ecological effects and future trends 

Schmutz, S., Muhar, S., Jungwirth, M., 

Waidbacher, H., Zauner, G. 

Is floodplain lakes dredging a sustainable 

restoration measure along the Rhône River? 

Riquier, J., Piégay, H., Michalková, M. 

Change in alluvial ecosystem functioning after 

restoration of flooding in the upper Rhine 

floodplain (France) 

Trémolières, M., Schmitt, L., Dafraeye, S. 

Alpine rivers: state, pressures and future 

perspectives for conservation and restoration 

Muhar, S., Preis, S., Chiari, S., et al. 

Restoration concepts for the Danube reach 

affected by the Gabcikovo power plant 

(Bratislava) 

Kern, K., Schiemer, F. 




Discussion Papers 4c (IV) 


(17:30 – 18:00, Room G/H) 

Chaired by Connell, D. 

The Oder/Odra River ‐ towards an integrated water 

quality management 

Schernewski, G., Neumann, T. Stybel, N., Venohr, M. 

Effects of policy measures on nitrate pollution in 

Weser basin 

Wendland, F., Hirt, U., Kreins, P., Kunke, R., et al. 

Integrated impact and risk assessment: Prut River 

basin case study 

Teodosiu, C., Robu, B., Cojacariu., C, Barjoveanu, G. 

Towards a comprehensive typology of Amazonian 

droughts 

Drapeau, G., Ronchail, J., Guimberteau, M., et al. 

The influence of natural and anthropogenic 

processes on a regulated riverine landscape 

Geerling, G., Princen, K., Lenders, H., Leuven, R. 

Socio‐economic and biological aspects of the 

Danube commercial fisheries in Serbia 

Smedereavac‐Lalić, M., Regner, S., et al. 

A comparative spatial analysis of the Colorado and 

Danube River watersheds 

Laituri, M. 

Integrated management of large rivers in Slovenia 

Bizjak, A., Kodre, N. 

River basin management in nature‐conservation 

areas, examples: Drau and Mur 

Michor, K., Rathschüler, O., Partl, P. 

Educating river managers of the future by teaching 

conceptual systems understanding 

Poppe, M., Zitek, A., Stelzhammer, M., et al. 



(17:30 – 18:00, Room P) 

Chaired by Hauer, C. 

Restoration scenarios of the Hungarian/Slovak 

Danube floodplain (Gabcikovo hydropower dam) 

Guti, G., Schiemer, F., Schwarz, U. 

River ecosystem observatory network initiative 

Duel, H., Hardy, T. 

Riverbank erosion processes within a major bank 

restoration project 

Klösch, M., Liedermann, M., Habersack, H. 

Restoration strategy for the Morava River 

Nemetz, S., Holubova, K., Steiner, F. 

Measures of river restoration along the Austrian 

Danube 

Semrad, J., Becker, B., Karl, B. 

Assessment of floodplain restoration potential 

along the Danube 

Schwarz, U. 

The role of floodplain rehabilitation in the 

Danube strategy 

Pinke, Z. 

Long term socio‐ecological research of the 

Danube River 

Haidvogl, G., Winiwarter, V., Schmid, M., et al. 

Deep pools of Danube ‐ ecological function or 

turbulent sink? 

Rakowitz, G., Berger, B., Schludermann, E., et al. 

River discharge fluctuations affect croaker's 

recruitement in the Plata estuary 

Acha, M., Simionata, C., Carozza, C., Mianzan, H. 

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Poster Session, Monday, 11 April 2011 



(12:00 – 13:30, Foyer G/H) 

101 Common headwater for the main Andin Amazon River tributaries 

Steiger, J., Lambs, L., Muller, E. 

102 Hydro‐climatic variability in major food producing river basins 

Mainuddin, M., Ahmad, D. 

103 Water accounts in the Murray‐Darling basin to support future climate and development 

scenarios 

Pena‐Arancibia, J., Van Dijk, A., Kirby, M., et al. 

104 Spatial altimetry data as a complement to conventional gages in the Ore Hybam 

Guyot, J., Seyler, F., Calmant, S., Cochonneau, G., de Oliveira, E., Filizola, N. 

105 Precipitation and streamflow trends and climate changes impacts in Mekong River basin 

Li, C., Yan, D., Liu, J., Yu, F., Zhou, T., Guo, J. 

106 Lake‐river relation change caused by the three gorges dam in the middle reaches of Yangtze 

river 

Sun, Z., Opp, C., Chang, N., Huang, Q., Jiang, J., Hennig, T., Marold, U. 

107 The analysis of flow conditions at Odra River mouth 

Meyer, Z. 

108 Flood inundation simulation using a shallow water model ‐ application to river Mahanadi 

Gurusamy, S., Jayaraman, G. 

109 Spatial and hydrological influences on Irish river flows and flood frequency analysis 

Ahilan, S., O’Sullivan, J., Bruen, M. 

110 Trendsanalysis of runoff variation in the Mekong River basin during 1960‐2005 

Zhou, T., Yu, F., Li, C., Chai, Z. 

111 Regional flood frequency analysis of Fars River using new statistical distribution 

Keshtkaran, P., Sabzevari, T., Bahramali, I. 

112 Considerations regarding the design flood 

Drobot, R. 

113 Upon extreme meanings of pulsation velocities in the large rivers 

Gadjev, R. 



114 Investigation of Ghadir water conveying pipe line project (economical, social & hydraulic 

analysis aspect) 

Agha Majidi, R., Toliat, M., Alidosti, F. 

115 Background and economic rational of 4 major river project in Korea 

Park, D., Min, K. 

116 Building Korean 4 major river assessment system based on hydro‐engineering and socio‐ 

economic indicators 

Kang, B., Kim, C., Kim, Y. 

117 Towards green growth: regional development and green water technology 

Yoo, S., Lee, J. 

118 Unstructured block ramps: physical model investigations 

Weitbrecht, V., Tamagni, S., Boes, R. 

119 Dynamic response of small diameter cylinders in wave current field 

Dai, G., Huang, T., Gong, W. 

120 Application of sacrificing piles to reduce scour depth in spur dikes 

Hajikandi, H., Behzadnia, I., Heidari, M., Torabi, M. 

121 Secondary circulation of flow in a meandering laboratory flume 

Termini, D., Sammartano, V. 

122 Investigation of different base time on turbulent parameters averages 

Hashemy Shahdany, S., Hamzeh Ghassabsaraei, M., Ayyoubzadeh, S., Firoozfar, A. 

123 Modelling of river flow and water quality aspects using the strive model 

Verhoeven, R., DeDoncker, L., Meire, D., et al. 

124 What is the role of the floodplain lakes in the distribution and sequestration of particulate 

mercury species in the Amazon River (Brazil)? 

Maia, P., Maurice, L., Tessier, E., Amouroux, D., Cossa, D. 

125 Study on the dynamic change of water environment carrying capacity based on system 

dynamics in Yulin City 

Zhou, X., Zhu, Y., Wang, Y. 

126 Research of the water environment capacity and the sewage control (in the Shaanxi reach of the 

Wei River) 

Wang Y., Jia, R., Liu, R. 

127 Modelling Amazonian floodplains hydrology from in situ and satellite data 

Bonnet, M., Lamback, B., Satge, F., Boaventura, G., Seyler, F., Seyler, P. 

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128 Assessment of water quality and ecosystem health of Volga River 

Moiseenko, T., Gashkina, N., Sharova, Y. 

129 Calibration of hydraulic models using satellite‐based observations of flood extend 

Jarihani, A., Callow, J., Daylami, A. 

Plus posters additionally presented in the 

Discussion Papers Sessions on Monday, 11 th of April. 



Poster Session, Tuesday, 12 April 2011 



(12:00 – 13:30, Foyer G/H) 

201 Variation of runoff and sediments and rule of sedimentation in lower Yellow River 

Wang, D., Sang, Y., Wu, J., Zhu, Q., Wang, L. 

202 Floods of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers as revealed by thorium isotopes in the East China Sea 

Yang, W., Chen, M., Zhang, X., Li, G., Guo, Z., Ma, Q., Yang, J. 

203 An estimation of the effects of wind erosion on sediment yield of a large tributary of the Yellow 

River, China 

Shi, C. 

204 Contemporary sediment exchange in a dryland floodplain river 

Thoms, M., Southwell, M. 

205 Morphological dynamics assessment of the regulated Danube east of Vienna 

Balzhieva, D., Gutknecht, D. 

206 A new perspective for modeling the effect of suspended sediments on the vertical velocity 

profiles in steady and uniform river flows 

Sabat, M., Terfous, A., Ghenaim, A., Poulet, J. 

207 Accuracy of bed level interpolation methods commonly applied in large rivers 

Tritthart, M., Habersack, H. 

208 Laboratory investigations on suspended sediment transportation in tidal rivers 

Najafi Jilani, A., Monshizadeh, M. 

209 The impact of spur dike and submerged vanes on sediment control at lateral intake 

Gohari, S., Ayyoubzadeh, S., Ghodsian, M., Salehi Neishaboori, A. 

210 Experimental study of reservoir entrance and hydraulic‐sediment properties on the rate of delta 

progression 

Mamizadeh, J., Ayyoubzadeh, S., Banihashemi, M., Neyshabori, A., Jamshidi, R. 

211 Time variation of scour holes at a square pier in sand bed 

Diab, R., Link, O., Zanke, O. 

212 Time dependent characteristics of scour holes at bridge piers 

Diab, R., Zanke, O. 

213 Upstream and downstream bridge pier inclination effects on scour geometry 

Hajikandi, H., Behzadnia, I., Heidari, M. 

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214 Experimental study on a reservoir with gradual transition and its impact on sediment 

progression and delta pattern 

Hamzeh Ghassabsaraei, M., Ayyoubzadeh, S., Mamizadeh, J., Firoozfar, A. 

215 Experimental investigation on morphodynamic processes downstream of a rigid bed 

Termini, D., Sammartano, V. 

216 Estimation of scour depth around bridge piers by using HEC‐RAS 

Garg, V., Kumar, D., Bhatia, U., Setia, B. 

217 Linear instability of suspended sediment two‐phase flow 

Dimas, A. 

218 Impacts of fluvial outbursts on the Lena River (Siberia) 

Gautier, E., Federov, A., Brunstein, D., Depret, T., Costard, F. 

219 The megafan of Shahdad basin and effect of active tectonic in morphology of Shahdad fan in 

Kerman at quaternary 

Shahzeidi, S., Entezari, M., Ramesht, M. 

220 The River Rhine; how it has shaped and reshaped its delta 

Gerritsen, F. 

221 Sediment dynamics in an unstable bifurcation of the Loire River 

Claude, N., Rodrigues, S., Bréhéret, J., Juge, P., Bustillo, V. 

222 Slope and equilibrium slope in context of downstream hydraulic‐geometry‐relations: an 

empirical approach and a case study for the Danube east of Vienna 

Klasz, G., Hohensinner, S., Gutknecht, D. 

223 Deformation mechanism of bank and sandbar in middle and lower Yangtze River 

Li, Y., Tang, J., Deng, J., Sun, Z., Chen, F. 

224 Morphodynamics of Padma River, Bangladesh in relation to river training works for 6‐km bridge 

Oberhagemann, K.,Walsh, B., Sarker, M. 

225 Mass movements hazard zonation with analyzing hierarchy process (AHP) method 

(Case study: Varenge Roud basin in Iran) 

Ilanloo, M. 

226 Analysis on evolution characteristics of sandy reach after impoundment of the Three Gorges 

Project 

Li, M., Zheng, L., Huang, C. 

227 For a sustainable management of the Loire River using geographical and geomorphological 

approaches on morphodynamics 

Grivel, S., Nabet, F., Gautier, E. 



228 Experiments on the dilution of negatively buoyant jets in rivers 

Hajikandi, H., Fathi, P., Torabi, M., Alami, N. 

229 The old Rhine evolution since 1950: 1D morphodynamic simulations 

Béraud, C., Arnaud, F., Le Coz, J., Camenen, B., Piégay, H., Paquier, A. 

230 Amazon River suspended sediment behaviour at Manacapuru hydrometric station, Brazil 

Filizola, N., Martinez, J., Soares, C., Silva, J., Seyler, F., Carneiro, D., Fraizy, D., Armijos, E., 

Sondag, F., Guyot, J. 


Discussion Papers Sessions on Tuesday, 12 th of April. 

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Poster Session, Wednesday, 13 April 2011 



(12:00 – 13:30, Foyer G/H) 

301 Aquatic alien invasive species as management issue 

Vasiljević, B., Zorić, K., Tomović, J., Atanacković, A., Vranković, J., Marković, V., Paunović, M. 

302 Carbon flow pathways in a temparate large river food web 

Pingram, M., Collier, K., Hamilton, D., Hicks, B., David, B. 

303 Effects of water and sediment pollution on aquatic ecology 

Jin, X., Wang, Z., Mengzhen, X., Xuehua, D. 

304 Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in floodplain systems 

Striebel, M., Schabhüttl, S., Weigelhofer, G., Hein, T., Weigert, A. 

305 Impact of drying and re‐flooding of sediments on phosphorus dynamics 

Schönbrunner, I., Preiner, S., Hein, T. 

306 Reconnection of Danube floodplains: effects on nitrogen cycling 

Welti, N., Bondar‐Kunze, E., Mair, M., Lachouani, P., Wanek, W., Bonin, P., Pinay, G., Hein, T. 

307 Role of wetlands in the management and restoration of large rivers 

Zsuffa, I. 

308 Hydro‐geomorphology shapes fish abundance in the lower Volga floodplain 

Górski, K., Buijse, A., Winter, H., de Leeuw, J., Compton, T., Vekhov, D., Zolotarev, D., et al. 

309 Lateral movements of fish in a large temperate river system 

Górski, K., Collier, K., Hamilton, D., Hicks, B. 

310 Comparison of larval fish drift in the stream of the river Danube and in a tributary 

Abel, P., Lechner, A., Keckeis, H. 

311 The downstream drift of 0+ fish in the Austrian Danube 

Lechner, A., Keckeis, H., Schludermann, E., Humphries, P. 

312 Inundation patterns and fish production in the Volga‐Akhtuba floodplain (Russia) 

Nagelkerke, L., Middelkoop, H., Van de Wolfshaar, K., Addink, E., Winter, E. 

314 Diet of barbel in Belgrade section of the Danube River 

Djikanovic, V., Jakovcev‐Todorovic, D., Nikolic, V., Cakic, P. 



315 Monitoring activities in the Volga headwaters ‐ the refugial system upstream the hydropower 

cascade 

Schletterer, M., Füreder, L., Kuzovlev, V., Beketov, M. 

316 Hydromorphological degradation impact on the benthic invertebrates in large rivers in Slovenia 

Urbanič, G. 

317 Macrophytes in relation to their distance in the River Danube 

Barta, V., Schmidt‐Mumm, U., Janauer, G. 

318 Large spatio‐temporal variation in macrophyte cover in lakes along the lower Rhine 

Van Geest, G., Buijse, A. 

319 Wetland vegetation related to water level in lake Poyang‐Yangtze River 

Chen, Y., Liu, X., Wang, X. 

320 Floristic assessment of the Rio Negro blackwater seasonally flooded Amazonian forests 

Montero, J., Wittmann, F., Piedade, M., Reif, A. 

321 A comprehensive solution to aquatic habitat fragmentation, Laurentian Great Lakes 

Buser, D., Struck, A. 

322 Plant and macro‐invertebrate dynamics in Rhine side channels after restoration 

Meyer, A., Combroux, I., Schmitt, L., Trémolières, M. 

323 Effects of vessel‐induced waves on the yoy‐fish coenosis at different habitat types 

Schludermann, E., Liedermann, M., Hoyer, H., et al. 

324 Food security and environmental needs in Karkheh River basin 2025 

Marjanizadeh, S., Loiskandl, W., De Fraiture, C. 


Discussion Papers Sessions on Wednesday, 13 th of April. 

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Poster Session, Thursday, 14 April 2011 


“Stresses, Conflicting Demands & Integrated Management” 

(12:00 – 13:30, Foyer G/H) 

401 The integrated river engineering project on the Danube east of Vienna 

Habersack, H., Hasenbichler, H., Pejrimovsky, D., Schmalfuss, R., Grill, L., Manzano, C. 

402 Great rivers that work for people and nature 

Galat, D., Reuter, M., Rudin, D. 

403 Assessing multiple objective management options for a highly allocated basin 

Mainuddin, M., Connor, J., Frankling, B., Kirby, M., Qureshi, E. 

404 Climate change adaptions for food security in the Mekong 

Mainuddin, M., Kirby, M., Hoanh, C. 

405 Management of the Tisza River ‐ perspectives for adaptive integrated approaches 

Anlanger, C., Ortelbach, K., Pusch, M. 

406 The silo syndrome in the Panj‐Amu River basin programme, Afghanistan 

Farman, A. 

407 Water footprint analysis for Prut‐Barlad catchment, Romania 

Ene, S., Teodosiu, C. 

408 The impact of the world's large rivers on the small rivers in the Caribbean 

Shrivastava, G. 

409 Minimal‐water food security in the Mekong basin: plastic‐lined fishponds 

Arjinkit, C. 

410 Ensemble projections of future runoff in the upper Danube basin 

Kling, H., Fuchs, M. 

411 Rainfall and snowmelt contributions to discharge of the Ganges ‐ a mutli‐model approach 

Siderius, C., Biemens, H., Franssen, W., Gosain, A., Rao, S., Singh, P., Wiltshire, A., Collins, D. 

412 Runoff characteristics of lower Yellow River under human activities and climate change 

Wang, D., Song, S., Wu, J., Zhu, Q., Wang, L. 

413 Recent flood on the lower Mekong delta 

Haruyama, S. 



415 Characteristics of decoupling coefficient of an lowland evergreen forest in Cambodia 

Tamai, K. 

416 Ecosystem services on the territory of the Volga River basin. Preliminary estimations 

Rozenberg, A., Kudinova, G., Zibarev, S. 

417 An overview of river linkages 

Saxena, A., Khan, A. 

418 On complementarity of monitoring data for natural hazard risk assessment 

Pavlović, A., Milutin, D., Popov, S., Ruman, A., Sakulski, D., Cosić, D. 

419 Risk assessment on the flood disasters in Yangtze River: Examples for three gorges dam project 

and estuarine city Shanghai 

Liu, D., Xie, B., Li, H., Fengqing, W. 

420 Karoon flood control measures and its future flooding challenges 

Parvaresh Rizi, A., Samimi, M. 

421 Floodable strips dynamics within the Danube drainage area in the Oltenia development region, 

South‐West Romania 

Ionus, O., Licurici, M., Boengiu, S., Patroescu, M. 

422 Facilitation of operation and maintenance activities in irrigation networks 

Hashemy, S., Monem, M. 

423 Future longitudinal dams in the Dutch Rhine 

Schoor, M., Eerden, H. 

424 Cascade hydropower stations design on Shaxi River, Fujian 

Hu, X. 

425 Sedimentation characteristic of cascade reservoirs and its influence on the comprehensive 

benefits in the upper Yangtze River 

Li, Y., Zhao, J., Deng, J., Wang, D., Zhang, W. 

426 Operating rules of Grijalva hydropower dam system 

Arganis, J., Domínguez Mora, R., Mendoza, R. 

427 Evaluation of the filtration stability of the lock chamber of Gabcikovo dam (Danube) 

Hakáč, J., Lenčuchová, J. 

428 Using fish morphological characteristics to improve hydroelectric turbine designs 

Čada, G., Richmond, M. 

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429 Downstream impact of Ranganadi dam 

Bhattacharjya, R., Sarma, A. 

430 Mathematical model study for controlling bank erosion of Brahmaputra River 

Sarma, A., Kalita, H., Bhattacharjya, R. 

431 The past and present of Harirud River 

Alavi, S., Ghandhari, A. 

432 Watershed projects effectiveness in reducing erosion and sediment 

Shafaghati, M. 

433 On the dynamics of mobile river beds and floods 

Gadjev, R., Guirginov, M. 

434 ICT for Danube River basin: water quality and navigation surveillance 

Pečar‐Ilič, J., Ružić, I., Skočir, Z. 

435 The iron gate hydropower and navigation system on the Danube River ‐ current status and 

future challenges 

Ninkovic, D., Babić Mladenović, M., Stankovic, D., Radosavljevic, P. 

436 Irrigation water distribution in Afghanistan – mismatch between traditional system and water 

law 

Gul, A. 

437 Indus Basin of Pakistan: Current status and future threats 

Qureshi, A. 


Discussion Papers Sessions on Thursday, 14 th of April. 

Oral Presentations 



Instructions for Presenters 

Authors who present papers are kindly asked to transfer their presentation to the 

conference laptop latest directly in the breaks before their session. Participants will not be 

allowed to use their personal laptops to present their work. They are kindly requested to 

hand the CD‐ROM, DVD or USB‐Stick with their presentation to the conference assistant. 

The preferred media for presentations is Microsoft Power Point or Adobe PDF (a template 

for Power Point Presentation will be provided on the conference’s webpage). It is 

recommended that the presenters do not use any special compression codec for the 

animations. The conference computers will have Microsoft Office 2007 and the latest 

version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. 

If the presenter takes more than the scheduled time, the discussion time may be reduced 

or cancelled accordingly. Presenters should contact their session chairperson 10 minutes 

before the session. 

Invited Lectures: 

The duration of an invited lecture is 20 minutes (including a couple of minutes for 

questions and discussion). 

Contributed Lectures: 

The duration of a contributed lecture is 15 minutes (including a couple of minutes for 

questions and discussion). 

Discussion Papers: 

This type of presentation consists of a short PPT‐Presentation and a Poster Presentation: 

The duration of a discussion paper is 3 minutes. The presenter is advised to use this time 

to present his/her poster in front of the whole audience briefly. This presentation has to 

be done with Microsoft Power Point or Adobe PDF. 

All authors of discussion papers have to prepare a poster additionally which will be set up 

in the poster session. The authors should remain in front of their poster during the poster 

session of their specific topic (“Topic 1 – Hydrology, Hydraulics & Water Quality” on 

Monday; “Topic 2 – Sediment Transport & River Morphology” on Tuesday; “Topic 3 – 

Ecology & Restoration” on Wednesday; and “Topic 4 – Stresses, Conflicting Demands & 

Integrated Management” on Thursday). For more information, please, see the guidelines 

for poster presentations on the next page. 

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Poster Presentations 

Instructions for Presenters 

The Poster Sessions will take place in the Foyer G/H. All posters should be mounted on the 

boards during the registration on Monday, 11 th of April (08:00‐09:00) or the first coffee 

break on Monday, 11 th April (10:45‐11:00). Authors are responsible for mounting their 

own posters. The conference organizers will provide the material to fix the posters on the 

boards. A person from the conference organization will be present to help the poster 

presenters with mounting their material. 

The posters will remain on display during the entire duration of the conference. During the 

poster session, the authors should remain in front of their poster in order to answer 

questions from the attendees. 

The authors are requested to remove their posters from the boards at the end of the 

conference. The posters that are not removed by 19:00 on Thursday (14 th of April) will be 

discarded by the conference personnel. 

The recommended poster size is max. 95cm x 95cm. Font type and text structure (one or 

two‐column format) can be chosen individually (a template will be provided on the 

conference’s webpage). Each poster must include text in a font large enough to be read 

easily by attendees from a distance of 1 to 1.5 meters or more. Lettering on illustrations 

should be large and legible. Photographs should have a minimum size of 10 x 15 cm. 

Material should be displayed in a logical consequence (introduction, methods, results, 

conclusion). It is recommended to avoid over‐crowding figures and cramming too many 

numbers into tables. Legends and titles should accompany all figures, tables and 

photographs, etc. in order to allow their immediate identification. 

ÖK-IAD 



Sponsors 

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Sponsors 



Technical Exhibition 

The Technical Exhibition is situated in Foyer G/H. 

www.iahr.net 

www.freiland.at 

www.taylorandfrancis.com 

www.schweizerbart.de 

www.strabag.at 

http://iahs.info/ 

www.seba‐hydrometrie.de 

www.wiley.com 

www.uwitec.at 

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Welcome Reception 

Social Programme 

We would like to welcome you in the picturesque City Hall of 

Vienna which will provide the perfect ambiance for an enjoyable 

evening. Snacks and drinks will be served during this event. 

Date: Monday, 11 th April 2011 20:00 

Location: City Hall of Vienna, in the centre of the city 

(Underground line U2, station “Rathaus”) 

Price: included in conference fee 

(Dresscode: smart casual / business / informal) 

Discussion Forum on Vienna Declaration 

It is intended to take the unique opportunity of this event to prepare a statement, agreed 

by the participants, to assess the existing and future needs of large rivers in order to 

better integrate their use, protection and restoration and to devise an action plan. All 

attendees are invited to participate (pre‐registration directly at the conference is kindly 

requested). 

Date: Wednesday, 13 th April 2011 18:00 

Location: Austria Center Vienna 

Price: free of charge (please, register directly at the conference for this event) 

Viennese Evening "Heuriger" 

The <strong>Conference</strong> Dinner will take place at the Heuriger 

Wolff – a typical wine tavern – at the edge of the city 

close to the Viennese Forest. The generous buffet will 

offer you a great variety of Austrian specialities (also 

vegetarian) and drinks (non‐alcoholic beverages, wine, 

coffee & tea incl.). A bus transfer will bring you from 

the Austria Center to the Heuriger and afterwards 

back to the city. 

Date: Thursday, 14 th April 2011 19:00 

bus transfer directly after the closing ceremony 

Location: Heuriger Wolff, Neustift am Walde 

Price: EUR 59,‐ (can be booked additionally) 

(Dresscode: business casual / smart casual) 



Post‐<strong>Conference</strong> Field Trips – Tour 1 

Technical Tour 1 – Bus tour “Donau‐Auen” National Park 

This bus tour will guide us directly from our 

meeting point (conference venue ACV) to the 

heart of the famous National Park “Donau‐ 

Auen”. During a scientifically guided tour 

through the National Park Visitor Centre in the 

picturesque castle Schloss Orth the special 

features of the National Park and its very 

interesting history will be explained. On a nature 

trail outside of the castle we will have the 

opportunity to see indigenous plants and 

animals. Lunch will be served in a typical 

Austrian restaurant. 

The afternoon will be dedicated to a walk inside 

the National Park directly to the river banks of 

the Danube. Here, we will examine some of the 

measures taken to improve ecological functions 

and sediment transport issues (e.g. restoration 

of river banks, reconnection of side‐arms, 

adaptation of groynes, etc.). 

Side arm reconnection 

Visitor Centre 

© Kovacs © NP Donau‐Auen 

Springtime in the floodplain forest 

The National Park „Donau‐Auen“: 

Situated between the European capitals Vienna 

and Bratislava, the Donau‐Auen National Park 

preserves the last remaining major wetlands 

environment in Central Europe. Here, the Danube 

is still free flowing and is the lifeline of the 

National Park. It creates a habitat for numerous 

animals and plants, some of which are rare 

species. www.donauauen.at 

Tour details: 

� Tour price: 80 € 

� Date: Fr, 15 th April 2011, 08:30‐18:00 

� Bus transfer from and to ACV 

� Entrance and guidance fees included 

� Lunch included (different menus, 

also vegetarian) 

� Weatherproof clothing recommended 

Sponsor: 

© Kovacs 

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Technical Tour 2 – Boat trip on the Danube 

“Integrated River Engineering Project on the Danube East of Vienna” 

This tour will start at one of the Viennese 

harbours close‐by the conference venue where 

we will board our ship. This Danube cruise will 

lead us downstream of Vienna directly through 

the National Park “Donau‐Auen” where we will 

examine the efforts of the “Integrated River 

Engineering Project on the Danube to the East of 

Vienna” like groyne adaptations, reconnection of 

side‐arms, restoration of river banks, etc.). 

During this trip scientific background 

information about the different technical and 

ecological issues of this project will be 

presented. Scientists and practioneers involved 

in this project will introduce us into their work. 

Lunch will be taken directly on board. 

© DDSG © Kovacs 

Side arm reconnection 

(type of vessel will depend on number of participants) 

Restoration of river banks 

© Baumgartner 

Boat trip 

Project area 

The “Integrated River Engineering Project”: 

The Integrated River Engineering Project on the 

Danube East of Vienna is an integrated overall 

project intended to improve fairway conditions 

on the Danube section east of Vienna by means 

of river engineering measures (river bed 

adjustments and regulation structures such as 

groynes and guide dykes) – excluding weirs – 

taking special account of the ecological 

requirements of the Danube Floodplain National 

Park. A lot of research is done in order to find 

strategies to fight the ongoing river bed incision. 

www.via‐donau.org 

Tour details: 



� Boat trip at the Danube 


� Lunch included (buffet, also vegetarian) 

Sponsor: 




Technical Tour 3 – Bus tour Hydropower Plant Freudenau & 

“Donau‐Auen” National Park Centre 

From our meeting point at the conference venue 

(ACV) we will make a short bus ride to the 

hydropower plant Freudenau which is situated 

at the Danube River in the east of Vienna. A 

guided tour will offer us a look behind the 

scenes of modern electricity generation. We will 

examine the turbines, the lock and the fish 

bypass‐channel. 

Lunch will be taken in a typical Austrian 

restaurant. Afterwards we will continue our trip 

to the heart of the National Park “Donau‐Auen” 

where we will visit the National Park Centre in 

castle Schloss Orth. A scientifically guided tour 

will inform us about the special features of the 

National Park and its very interesting history. On 

a nature trail outside of the castle we will have 

the opportunity to see indigenous plants and 

animals. 

Power plant Freudenau 

Power Plant Freudenau: 

The power plant Freudenau was constructed 

from 1992 to 1998 employing the »wet 

construction« method, i.e. it was built on the 

river bed. Six Kaplan bulb turbines are installed 

in the power house which is located in the middle 

of the river between the lock and weir systems. 

With a runner diameter of 7.5 meters the 

turbines rank among the biggest in Europe. 

www.verbund.at 

© Verbund 

© Kovacs 

The National Park „Donau‐Auen“: 

Situated between the European capitals Vienna 

and Bratislava, the Donau‐Auen National Park 

preserves the last remaining major wetlands 

environment in Central Europe. Here, the 

Danube is still free flowing and is the lifeline of 

the National Park. It creates a habitat for 

numerous animals and plants. 

www.donauauen.at 

Turtle taking a sun‐bath 

© Kern 

Tour details: 



� Bus transfer from and to ACV 


� Lunch incl. (diff. menus, also vegetarian) 

Sponsors: 

Visitor Centre 

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Useful Information 

Banking 

Opening hours are, in general, Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 08:00 – 15:00 and Thu 08:00 – 17:30. 

Lunch breaks are from 12:30 – 13:30. Cash Mashines / ATMs (“Bankomat”) can be found 

all over the city. 

Climate / Weather 

In April, the weather in Austria is unpredictable, so be prepared for warm, cold or even 

rainy spells. The average temperature is 10‐15°C. 

Credit Cards 

<strong>International</strong> credit cards are accepted in cash machines (ATM), hotels, restaurants and 

most shops, as well as car rental agencies. Credit cards will also be accepted at the 

registration desk. 

Currency 

The Euro is the official currency in Austria. Exchange facilities are offered to participants at 

ATM or at the exchange desks of banks. The majority of shops and restaurants accepts 

credit cards. 

Electricity 

In Austria electricity is supplied at 230 V, 50 Hz. Euro plugs and plugs type E/F fit into the 

sockets. 

Insurance 

Registration fees do not include insurance of any kind. It is recommended that delegates 

arrange for appropriate travel and health insurance prior to travelling. 

Internet Access 

Internet cafes are available all around the city. Many hotels offer wireless LAN in their 

rooms. During the conference we will provide all attendees with a password to access 

wireless LAN at the venue (in Foyer G/H and Room G/H). 

Language 

The official language is German. English is widely spoken. The conference language is 

English. 



Useful Information 

Liability 

The conference organizier will bear no liability for loss, accident, damage or injury to 

persons or property regardless of the cause. The client participates at all sessions, tours 

and events at his/her own risk. Sole place of jurisdiction is Vienna, Austria. Austrian law is 

applicable. 

Smoking 

Smoking is forbidden by law in public transportation and public buildings. Smoking is not 

permitted inside the conference building. 

Telephone Numbers 

The Austrian telephone country code is +43. 

The conference’s secretariat telephone number is +43 1 3189900 100 

The venue’s telephone number is +43 1 260 69 303 

Emergency numbers: 

Euro Emergency Call (112) 

Fire Brigade (122) 

Police (133) 

Ambulance (144) 

Travel Requirements to Austria 

Passport and visa requirements may differ according to the country of origin. EU nationals 

do not require a visa to enter Austria. If you are unsure with regard to the visa‐ 

requirements, please contact your travel agent, the Austrian Consulate / Embassy in your 

country, or have a look on the website of the Austrian Federal Foreign Office for further 

advise: 

http://www.bmeia.gv.at/aussenministerium/buergerservice/pass‐und‐ 

visum/visainformation‐englisch.html 

An official invitation letter will be sent upon request. This letter, however, does not 

constitute any commitment by the <strong>Conference</strong> Organizers to cover registration fees, 

accommodation, travel expenses or other costs connected to the participation in the 

meeting. The <strong>Conference</strong> Organizer will not be held responsible for visas not granted. 

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City Map of Vienna – 1 st District 

© google maps 



City Map of Vienna – Underground and Train Map 

Venue 

© Wiener Linien 

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