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Article | REF: C5550 V2

Inland Waterways

Author: Jean-Louis MATHURIN

Publication date: May 10, 2020

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2. Waterway design

2.1 Design principles

Like any large-scale project, a waterway project must be designed using a cross-disciplinary approach:

  • logistical optimization of navigation ;

  • quality approach ;

  • safety approach ;

  • operation and maintenance optimization approach ;

  • eco-design, environment and sustainable development ;

  • integration into the territory.

These last two approaches are particularly important in a waterway project, because of its link with the aquatic environment, its impact on the landscape and its significant role in regional development....

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