Hosted and co-organised by: Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Oslo, Norway

5^th International SedNet conference 27^th-29^th May 2008 hosted and co-organised by NGI, Oslo, Norway

Urban Sediment Management and Port Redevelopment & Sediment in River Basin Management Plans

Sediment in rivers, harbours and marine coastal zones in urban areas is often historically contaminated.  Contamination originates from industrial activities, dockyard and harbour operations as well as discharges of municipal wastewater and urban surface water run-off. This ‘legacy of the past’ complicates the redevelopment of harbour areas and the waterfront of cities for housing or commercial purposes. A proper sediment management strategy is required that takes into account environmental risks associated with contaminated sediment as well as the identification of appropriate remediation options for use in the urban environment. Furthermore, European legislation increasingly requires the involvement of stakeholders, who may have conflicting viewpoints and concerns. How to manage such complexity?  What challenges with regard to the management of contaminated sediments have been met and what experiences gained in port redevelopment cases in urban areas?
This was the topic for the first half of the SedNet Conference.

The second half of the conference was dedicated to the state-of-the-art on sediment management in river basin management planning. What recent, scientific sediment related findings may (or should) find their way into river basin management plans or their future updates?

Posters
A poster session, divided in 7 areas, was open during coffee and lunch breaks.

EC Best Paper 2008 Award
The Environment Commission (EC) of the Central Dredging Association, CEDA, presented its 2008 Award for a contribution to the literature on dredging and environment at the SedNet conference.  CEDA EC has established this award to stimulate the dissemination of good quality information related to dredging and the environment, including technical, regulatory and managerial aspects of dredging operations and dredged material management. The Prize is € 1000 in cash and the publication of the full paper in Dredging and Port Construction Magazine. The winning abstract was 'The Oslo Remediation Project' by Torild Jørgensen of the Oslo Port Authorty.

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For the Final conference program and the list of participants click here.

For download available :
- abstracts and presentations
- photo impression
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Organising Committee
Piet den Besten, Centre for Water Management, The Netherlands
Gijs Breedveld, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway
Jos Brils, Deltares, The Netherlands
Marc Eisma, Port of Rotterdam Authority, The Netherlands
Audun Hauge, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway
Susanne Heise, TU Hamburg-Harburg, Germany
Peter Heininger, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany
Igor Liska, ICPDR, Austria
Hans-Peter Nachtnebel, University of Vienna, Austria
Axel Netzband, Hamburg Port Authority, Germany
Sue White, Cranfield University, UK