 | 7 JSS (5) 2007 | | Front cover: Once [JSS 4 (1) 3 (2004)], Ulrich Foerstner asked "Sediments – Resource or Waste?" and came to the conclusion "Secondary source, intrinsic barrier, final storage – these are examples of sediment functions which refer to key issues of actual and future strategies for water, soil and waste management. Sediment-related concepts and methods will not only contribute to the expertise within these areas, but could also take a 'bridging function' between the different policy domains." - -
This issue supports Foerstner's conclusion that sediment is resource, not waste: Sediment, along with water, provides a link between the fluvial, estuarine and marine environments. Sediment represents an important material which connects river catchments to the coastal zone, in what is called the 'catchment-coast continuum' (see cover picture). The Water Framework Directive is on the way to acknowledge that. - - Cover design: Edwin Grondinger, abavo GmbH, Nebelhornstraße 8, 86807 Buchloe, Germany (edwin.grondinger@abavo.de; http://www.abavo.de) |
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