Hundreds of years ago, cities were settled at river banks, which guaranteed huge development possibilities. Nowadays, the access to inland waterways may as well be a great asset of cities and other investment areas located at river banks.
A skillful management of a river and its role in urban areas may be not only used as a tourist attraction, but also can reduce traffic jams and help tackle air pollution.
Inland shipping is an inexpensive and ecological means of transport, particularly effective and useful for bulk materials, such as ores, coal or aggregates.
An average annual cost of neglect and losses deriving from disastrous floods that happen in Poland approximately once in every 10 years, is estimated for 6,5 billion PLN (1,5 billion EUR) annually. At WaterWays EXPO presented are i. a. solutions and technologies for flood control and flood protection.