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This paper presents 108 development proposals for the Sava river and its banks in Zagreb between 1899 and 2010. The research reveals similar but also diverse concepts with regard to the relevant parameters: the planned use and function of Sava banks, the type of construction, traffic regulation features and landscape design. This analysis can be ground for further research on the evaluation and implementation of these proposals into a wider spatial and social context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a study which explored changes in high water occurrence in the Sava River near Zagreb, Croatia. The series of maximum annual Sava River stages and discharges measured at the Zagreb gauging station from 1926 to 2004 were analysed. It examined long-term stages and linear trends in discharges using a technique which converted stages to actual river channel morphology conditions. The study found that the construction of embankments near the riverbed and the exclusion of upstream flooplains caused an increase of high water levels.