TY - CHAP
T1 - Introduction
T2 - Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Mitigation
AU - Ferreira, Carla S.S.
AU - Kalantari, Zahra
AU - Hartmann, Thomas
AU - Pereira, Paulo
PY - 2022/7/3
Y1 - 2022/7/3
N2 - Floods are one of the most common natural disasters affecting numerous people worldwide. Over the last years, Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have gained attention as an emerging approach for flood mitigation that can complement traditional grey infrastructures. NBS provide several ecosystem services, including flood mitigation and improved water quality. Increasing political awareness and interest from the scientific community have led to the implementation of NBS worldwide. This contribution provides an overview of the concept of NBS for flood mitigation, focusing on (1) the environmental impacts of NBS, (2) the effectiveness of NBS in flood mitigation based on several case studies, and (3) the socio-economic aspects of NBS. Compiling the latest research, this book furthers our understanding of the role of NBS for flood mitigation and its relation to environmental aspects, to guide students, managers, practitioners, policy-makers, and scientists in future NBS projects.
AB - Floods are one of the most common natural disasters affecting numerous people worldwide. Over the last years, Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have gained attention as an emerging approach for flood mitigation that can complement traditional grey infrastructures. NBS provide several ecosystem services, including flood mitigation and improved water quality. Increasing political awareness and interest from the scientific community have led to the implementation of NBS worldwide. This contribution provides an overview of the concept of NBS for flood mitigation, focusing on (1) the environmental impacts of NBS, (2) the effectiveness of NBS in flood mitigation based on several case studies, and (3) the socio-economic aspects of NBS. Compiling the latest research, this book furthers our understanding of the role of NBS for flood mitigation and its relation to environmental aspects, to guide students, managers, practitioners, policy-makers, and scientists in future NBS projects.
KW - Flood mitigation
KW - Nature-based solutions
KW - Socio-economic aspects
KW - Water management
KW - Water quality
U2 - 10.1007/698_2021_776
DO - 10.1007/698_2021_776
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85131791257
SN - 9783030775049
T3 - Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
SP - 1
EP - 7
BT - Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
A2 - Ferreira, Carla S.S.
A2 - Kalantari, Zahra
A2 - Hartmann, Thomas
A2 - Pereira, Paulo
PB - Springer
CY - Cham
ER -