scholarly journals The Smart Rivers approach: Spatial quality in flood protection and floodplain restoration projects based on river DNA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bart Peters ◽  
Michaël Buuren ◽  
Keesjan Herik ◽  
Martijn Daalder ◽  
Barbara Tempels ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flood Protection ◽  
Floodplain Restoration ◽  
Spatial Quality

scholarly journals Attitudes of administrative decision-makers towards nature-based solutions for flood risk management in Germany

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leopold Tafel ◽  
Edward Ott ◽  
Mario Brillinger ◽  
Christoph Schulze ◽  
Barbara Schröter
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Q Methodology ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Flood Risk Management ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Flood Protection ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Floodplain Restoration ◽  
New Concepts

AbstractOver the last two decades, alternative and holistic concepts, such as Nature-based Solutions (NbS) were introduced and adopted by policy-makers, including to the field of flood protection, thereby causing a paradigm shift towards flood risk management. The inclusion of natural water retention measures (NWRM) such as dike relocation and floodplain restoration into the German guidelines for flood protection institutionalized the new concepts in Germany. Whereas small scale NbS and the affected population have already been subject to thorough scientific research, large-scale NbS and the decision-makers assigned with the measure’s implementation have yet to be studied. How do administrative decision-makers perceive the new approach and measures? Are there particular attitudes among the decision-makers regarding NbS? Which aspects of implementing large-scale NbS influence possible attitudes? Which hurdles do decision-makers concern for the implementation of the new concepts? This paper investigates these questions on the example of dike relocation and floodplain restoration using Q-methodology with administrative decision-makers of flood protection authorities in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The consecutive statistical analysis unveiled three significant viewpoints among the decision-makers. The viewpoints/attitudes were classified as 1. The Convinced, 2. The Concerned and, 3. The Evaluators, defined by varying and individual concerns on the implementation of dike relocation and floodplain restoration. Hereby, this study delivers insights on large-scale NbS as well as on the issues of their implementation.

Postsettlement Alluvium Removal: A Novel Floodplain Restoration Technique (Wisconsin)

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. G. Booth ◽  
S. P. Loheide ◽  
R. D. Hansis
Keyword(s):  
Floodplain Restoration ◽  
Restoration Technique

Effectiveness of Flood Protection Project Valuation Methods

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-289
Author(s):  
Tadeusz Liziński ◽  
Marcin Bukowski ◽  
Anna Wróblewska
Keyword(s):  
Essential Element ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Flood Protection ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
Market Values ◽  
Project Valuation ◽  
The Subject

Projects for flood protection are increasingly the subject of investment projects in the field of water management. This is related to the increasing frequency of worldwide threats caused by extreme weather conditions, including extremely high rainfall causing floods. Technical and nontechnical flood protection measures are also increasing in importance. In the decision-making process, it is necessary to take into account both the costs and benefits of avoiding losses, including an analysis of social benefits, whose valuation of non-market goods is an essential element. A comprehensive account of projects in the field of flood protection based on the estimated costs and benefits of the investment allows the economic efficiency from a general social point of view to be determined. Previous evaluations of the effectiveness of investment projects have mainly taken into account only categories and market values. The aim of the article is to identify the possibilities to expand the values of non-market assessments and categories formulated on the basis of the theoretical economics of the environment. 

Who Should Pay for Climate Adaptation? Public Attitudes and the Financing of Flood Protection in Florida

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 535-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Merrill ◽  
Jack Kartez ◽  
Karen Langbehn ◽  
Frank Muller-Karger ◽  
Catherine J. Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Flood Protection
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