Case study:Updated project for the “Environmental Restoration and Urban and Landscape Planning of Cabra River’s High Section (Cordoba)

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Status	In progress
Project web site	http://www.chguadalquivir.es/inicio
Themes	Social benefits, Spatial planning
Country	Spain
Main contact forename	Maria Jesus
Main contact surname	Castañeda
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Contact organisation	Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation. Ministry for Ecological Transition.
Contact organisation web site	http://www.chguadalquivir.es/inicio
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The river Cabra is under strong agricultural and urban pressure, with a very fragmented landscape whose main uses, are not only urban, but also industrial and agricultural (greenhouses and crops such as olive groves and orchards).Therefore, this upper section of the river suffers from various kinds problems. Among them are the spillings and waste accumulation, the loss of water quality, erosion and destabilization of the riverbed and its banks, a serious degradation of vegetation and the absolute disconnection of the fluvial environment and the urban, agricultural and industrial environment.

Even so, there is a there is still a wealth of flora and fauna in its banks, real and potential, and a public demand for the protection, conservation and enhancement of the natural resources associated with the urban section of the river Cabra, by both the Cabra City Coucil and local citizens associationes. Hence, the project aims to improve the landscape and aesthetics of the area (by cleaning and removal of waste), to restore and improve the natural environment (with silvicultural treatments of riverside vegetation and plantations) and to carry out hydrological recovery actions, such as stabilization of slopes and recovery of margins witch present erosion problems. In this regard, the project proposes planting of autochthonous vegetation (elms, poplars, ashes, willows, tarajes, figs ...) along the most degraded banks. Furthermore, in order to enhance the area’s recreational use, actions have been carried out for the interpretation of nature and conditioning of spaces and infrastructures for public use. Recreational areas integrated into the river space have been built, as well as river paths and promenades, etc.

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Catchment and subcatchment Select a catchment/subcatchment Edit the catchment and subcatchment details (affects all case studies in this subcatchment) Catchment River basin district C.H.Guadalquivir River basin Genil River Subcatchment River name Cabra River Area category Area (km2) Maximum altitude category Maximum altitude (m) Dominant geology Ecoregion Dominant land cover Waterbody ID Site Edit site Name Cabra river WFD water body codes WFD (national) typology WFD water body name Pre-project morphology Reference morphology Desired post project morphology Heavily modified water body No National/international site designation Local/regional site designations Protected species present No Invasive species present No Species of interest Dominant hydrology Dominant substrate River corridor land use Average bankfull channel width category Average bankfull channel width (m) Average bankfull channel depth category Average bankfull channel depth (m) Mean discharge category Mean annual discharge (m3/s) Average channel gradient category Average channel gradient Average unit stream power (W/m2) Project background Edit project background Reach length directly affected (m) Project started 2018/12/19 Works started 2019/11/01 Works completed Project completed Total cost category 1000 - 5000 k€ Total cost (k€) 2,507.8462,507.846 k€ <br />2,507,846 € <br /> Benefit to cost ratio Funding sources Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation Cost for project phases Phase cost category cost exact (k€) Lead organisation Contact forename Contact surname Investigation and design Stakeholder engagement and communication Works and works supervision Post-project management and maintenance Monitoring Reasons for river restoration Edit reasons for restoration Mitigation of a pressure Hydromorphology Erosion and destabilization of the riverbed and its banks Biology A serious degradation of vegetation Physico-chemical Spillings and waste accumulation; Loss of water quality Other reasons for the project Absolute disconnection of the fluvial environment and the urban, agricultural and industrial environment. Measures Edit Measures Structural measures Bank/bed modifications hydrological recovery actions (stabilization of slopes and recovery of margins witch present erosion problems). Floodplain / River corridor planting of autochthonous vegetation (elms, poplars, ashes, willows, tarajes, figs ...) along the most degraded banks; silvicultural treatments of riverside vegetation and plantations; cleaning and removal of waste; improve the longitudinal and transverse continuity of the river, extending the width of the banks and creating a fluvial corridor Planform / Channel pattern Other recreational use (construction of footpaths, promenades and footbridges, and also recreational areas integrated into the river area, improving the population education and connection with their environmental heritage) Non-structural measures Management interventions Social measures (incl. engagement) Other Monitoring Hydromorphological quality elements Edit Hydromorphological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Biological quality elements Edit biological quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Physico-chemical quality elements Edit Physico-chemical quality elements Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Any other monitoring, e.g. social, economic Edit Other responses Element When monitored Type of monitoring Control site used Result Before measures After measures Qualitative Quantitative Monitoring documents Upload monitoring documents Additional documents and videos Upload additional documents Additional links and references Edit links and references Link Description Supplementary Information Edit Supplementary Information