Workshop: Value Engineering and Planning of Ecological Buffer in Urban Rivers

Date: 23-24 January 2016

Venue: Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, Iran

Organizer: RCUWM- Tehran

Participating Countries/Organizations: RCUWM- Tehran, TETCO, University of Tehran

Number of Participants: 45

Number of Female Participants: 15 (34%)

Objectives/Outcomes:

• Defining ecological buffer zones in urban areas
• Introducing the role of value engineering and planning ecological buffer zones in urban rivers
• Explaining objectives and necessities of holding the workshop on value engineering
• Presenting ecological buffers and areas in the metropolitan area of Tehran in urban development projects
• Evaluating the riverbed concept and instructions on determination of flood fringe
• Reviewing international experiences on defining ecological buffer zones and related instructions
• Presenting experiences on urban river restoration with a focus on determination of ecological buffer zones