An analysis of hydraulic, environmental and economic impacts of flood polder management at the Elbe River [Elektronische Ressource] / by Saskia Förster

Institute of Geoecology An analysis of hydraulic, environmental and economic impacts of flood polder management at the Elbe River A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Potsdam, Germany for the degree of Doctor of Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.) in Geoecology by Saskia Förster Potsdam, August 2008 Online published at the Institutional Repository of the Potsdam University: http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2008/2726/ urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-27260 [http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-27260] Contents Summary........................................................................................................................................ 7 Zusammenfassung ........................................................................................................................ 9 Chapter I Introduction........................................................................................................... 11 1 Background.......................11 2 Objective and Research questions ................................................................................................................12 3 Study areas..................................................................................................................