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(a)
(b)
Figure 17.6
(a - b) The River Vida,
Denmark, where a weir was removed
and new fi sh habitat and
connectivity improved.
diversity as well as renewed storage capacity (Wolters
et al
. 2001 ).
tric industrial systems and storage devices throughout
the Alps and Apennines regions of Italy, culminating
in 495 plants with a total capacity of 14 312 MWh
mostly located about 2000 m above sea level. Further-
more, the combination of extensive mountain ranges,
urbanization and development along valley fl oors and
fl oodplains meant that natural river dynamics were
Italy
At the end of the twentieth century, a growing need for
energy supply drove the implementation of hydroelec-
