LAND4FLOOD calls and up-dates
2023 LAND4FLOOD conference in Dortmund
27-29 September 2023 Land is essential for flood risk management. Especially nature-based solutions require more land. This land is often in private ownership. The relations between land and flooding are discussed by the LAND4FLOOD community. LAND4FLOOD is a task force of the International Water Resource Association. On 27-29 September, the LAND4FLOOD conference was held at […]
EGU General Assembly 2022
On 26th May 2022, Mr. Rupesh Shrestha (Germany) presented a joint research paper titled “Enhancing Kathmandu’s Urban Design Through Implementation of Green Infrastructures” at the EGU General Assembly 2022, taking place in Vienna (Austria). In the presentation, Mr. Shrestha and co-authors Prof. Dr. Robert Jüpner and Dr. Thomas Thaler shared application examples of green infrastructures and […]
Paper: Reducing flood risk by effective use of flood-peak polders: A case study of the Tisza River
Title: Reducing flood risk by effective use of flood-peak polders: A case study of the Tisza River Abstract Between 1998 and 2006 a series of extreme flood events took place on the Tisza River and its tributaries. In Hungary, this triggered the development of flood-peak polders as a more cost-efficient solution of defense compared to raising […]
Paper: Land Policy for Flood Risk Management—Toward a New Working Paradigm
Title: Land Policy for Flood Risk Management—Toward a New Working Paradigm Abstract Flood risk management (FRM) aims to integrate necessary technical measures with environmental and societal approaches. Focusing on the process and governance of how to plan, implement, and maintain solutions therefore becomes essential. Among the different stakeholders, landowners are a key group to be considered. […]
Book: Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Mitigation – Environmental and Socio-Economic Aspects
Title: Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Mitigation – Environmental and Socio-Economic Aspects Content: Reviews nature-based solutions used for flood mitigation, and their effectiveness Presents innovative methodologies for assessing the best locations for implementing nature-based Solutions Discusses several socio-economic issues regarding the acceptance and implementation of nature-based Solutions You can buy the eBook here.
Paper: Combining Flood Risk Mitigation and Carbon Sequestration to Optimize Sustainable Land Management Schemes: Experiences from the Middle-Section of Hungary’s Tisza River
Title: Combining Flood Risk Mitigation and Carbon Sequestration to Optimize Sustainable Land Management Schemes: Experiences from the Middle-Section of Hungary’s Tisza River Abstract The record floods experienced along the Tisza River between 1998 and 2001 brought a paradigm shift in infrastructural solutions for flood protection. A flood peak polder system was built for transient water storage […]