Nature-based solutions for effective flood mitigation
Potential design criteria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15544709 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nick A Chappell (0000-0001-6683-951X, Lancaster University, corresponding author), Keith Beven (0000-0001-7465-3934, Lancaster University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 074006-074006 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/ad4fa2 |
| OpenAlex | W4398244198 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 25 |
Few studies attempt to measure changes to discharge hydrographs during floods resulting from nature-based Solutions (NbS) for risk mitigation. The Q-NFM project in the UK has sought to measure and compare such changes for a wide range of NbS pilots applied to managed grasslands and woodlands. Also measured were underlying shifts in key hydrological processes leading to flood hydrograph changes of enhanced evaporation, hillslope-, channel- and floodplain-storage, and infiltration. How well particular NbS pilots changed these processes to reduce flood hydrographs was found to depend on the attributes of the NbS features and scheme. This learning is presented for the first time to highlight, with supporting evidence, seven potential criteria to help practitioners of flood risk management to improve existing and future designs of NbS for more effective flood mitigation within temperate grassland and woodland environments
Business · Environmental planning · Flood mitigation · Flood myth · Geography · Risk analysis (engineering · Water resource management · Computer Science · Environmental Science · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |