INTRODUCTION Approaches Towards River Dynamcis
River and Human Dynamics
EUROPEAN SCALE
Fig. 3 Flood Pulse Concept
SPAIN
NAVARRE RIPARIAN TERRITORIES
ARGA AND ARAGĂ“N RIVERS
INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
IMPLICATIONS
DEPLOYMENT
SPATIAL QUALITIES
The dynamic interactions in the transitions between water and land are studied under the flood pulse concept, which describes the movement, distribution and quality of water in river ecosystems. Contrary to what has been traditionally thought, flooding events are not catastrophic, but the most biologically productive feature of a river ecosystem, so flooding are a symptom of healthy rivers. Through this phenomena flooding events spread sediments along the riparian lands, making them suitable for agriculture production. Hence, rivers flooding, do not only bring water to irrigate fields, but also nutrients that enable the productive cycle to go on without exhausting the land.
14 // Fluvial Pulsing Territories