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Legal Status of the Navigable Rivers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 16th–18th Centuries

open access: yesLietuvos Istorijos Studijos, 2023
The article examines the legal status of the navigable rivers of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (further – GDL) in the 16th–18th centuries, based on Lithuanian Statutes, Sejm resolutions (constitutions), city privileges, other legal sources, and ...
Rimantas Bedulskis
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On-Site Analyses as a Decision Support Tool for Dredging and Sustainable Sediment Management

open access: yesLand, 2022
Beneficial use of dredged sediments, either in harbours or waterways, is based on their potential as alternative resources. Such sediments can be considered as bulk materials for industrial needs, which is predicated on their current waste status or ...
Bruno Lemière   +10 more
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The Spatio-Functional Role of Navigable Urban Canals in the City: Cases From London and Amsterdam

open access: yesUrban Planning, 2023
Cities incorporating navigable canals have played a crucial role in global trade and provided a platform for a range of activities for people from various locations.
Merve Okkali Alsavada, Kayvan Karimi
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The path planning of collision avoidance for an unmanned ship navigating in waterways based on an artificial neural network

open access: yesNonlinear Engineering, 2022
Designing a safe, collision-free navigation route is critical for unmanned ships. This article applies the path planning method to the generation of collision avoidance paths for unmanned ships.
Wang Renqiang   +4 more
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Modelling the impact of anthropogenic measures on saltwater intrusion in the Weser estuary [PDF]

open access: yesOcean Science, 2022
The Weser estuary has been subject to profound changes in topography in the past 100 years through natural variations and river engineering measures, leading to strong changes in hydrodynamics.
P. Kolb   +4 more
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Effects of sea level rise and tidal flat growth on tidal dynamics and geometry of the Elbe estuary [PDF]

open access: yesOcean Science
Future global mean sea level rise (SLR) will affect coastlines and estuaries in the North Sea and therefore also coastal protection structures, unique local ecosystems and important waterways. SLR will not only raise water levels but also influence tidal
T. F. Mahavadi   +3 more
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Integrating Cluster Analysis into Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Maintenance Management of Aging Culverts

open access: yesMathematics, 2021
Negligence in relation to aging infrastructure systems could have unintended consequences and is therefore associated with a risk. The assessment of the risk of neglecting maintenance provides valuable information for decision making in maintenance ...
Francesca Marsili, Jörg Bödefeld
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Prediction of Erosion-Prone Areas in the Catchments of Big Lowland Rivers: Implementation of Maximum Entropy Modelling—Using the Example of the Lower Vistula River (Poland)

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2021
It is common knowledge that erosion depends on environmental factors modified by human activity. Erosion within a catchment area can be defined by local lithological, morphometric, hydrological features, etc., and land cover, with spatial distribution ...
Marta Brzezińska   +2 more
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Revisiting Great Rivers’ Names: Volga, Zapadnaya Dvina, Dnieper [PDF]

open access: yesВопросы ономастики, 2019
The paper considers the names of the three largest rivers of Eastern Europe — Volga, Zapadnaya Dvina, and Dnieper — in terms of etymology and ethnic history.
Valery L. Vasilyev
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International Conference Water as Heritage. 27-31 May 2019, Chiayi, Taiwan

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes, 2019
The 2019 International Conference "Water as Heritage" took place 27-31 May 2019 in Chiayi, Taiwan. Organized by the Taiwan International Institute for Water Education, the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Netherlands and the Leiden ...
Tino Mager
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