Nature-based solutions for hydro-meteorological risk reduction: a state-of-the-art review of the research area

Ruangpan, Laddaporn; Vojinović, Zoran; Sabatino, Silvana Di; Leo, Laura S.; Capobianco, Vittoria; Oen, Amy; McClain, Michael E.; López-Gunn, Elena

doi:10.5194/nhess-20-243-2020

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“…[1]. With respect to geo-hydrological risk, including the impact of floods, erosion, mass transport of debris flow, and triggering landslides, we can distinguish several types of NBS [2] that may be suitable for different environmental conditions [3]. These NBS can be implemented to reduce impacts and bring benefits with respect to (a) water management (i.e., reducing flood risks, storing and infiltrating rainfall run-off, reducing erosion); (b) society (i.e., an increased esthetic value of the area, e.g., increasing tourism, walking, jogging, cycling); (c) economics (i.e., reducing the damage from geo-hydrological events, energy saving); and (d) the environment (i.e., reducing air and noise pollution).…”

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“…Small scale NBS [2] are usually applied to a single site or relatively small areas such as a single building or a street. Examples of small-scale NBS are green roofs, rain gardens, small-scale detention or retention ponds, permeable pavements, bio-retention, and vegetated swales.…”

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“…Examples of small-scale NBS are green roofs, rain gardens, small-scale detention or retention ponds, permeable pavements, bio-retention, and vegetated swales. Large-scale NBS [2] are usually represented by either large-scale, single interventions or a number of different NBS interconnected within a larger hydrological system. An effective example of large-scale NBS implementation is the Dutch "Room for the River Program", which involved 39 local projects based on nine different types of measures.…”

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“…The process of implementing NBS is rather complex and it requires the active involvement of stakeholders that often have conflicting interests. A typical decision-making process concerning the implementation of NBS is based on three main steps [1][2][3]: (1) selection, which takes into consideration the characteristics of the site, land use, governance aspects, and environmental needs; (2) evaluation, through performance indicators; and (3) optimization, to select optimal NBS configurations according to the particular situation.…”

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“…The RECONECT ("Regenerating ECOsystems with Nature-based solutions for hydro-meteorological risk rEduCTion") project aims to (1) demonstrate several large-scale NBS through implementation, as well as monitoring and evaluation of their effectiveness for reducing hydro-meteorological risks; (2) develop an information and communication technology platform that provides real-time information about the performance of the NBS, as well as the necessary evidence to facilitate their planning, replication, and upscaling; (3) define a roadmap (including investment strategies and business models) for NBS implementation and operation; and (4) apply this roadmap to several cases in Europe and beyond. This project brings together 35 international project partners, 10 demonstration sites in Europe, and 18 European and International Collaborator sites to showcase the benefits of NBS for hydro-meteorological risk reduction.…”

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Implementation of Nature-Based Solutions for Hydro-Meteorological Risk Reduction in Small Mediterranean Catchments: The Case of Portofino Natural Regional Park, Italy

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Nature-based solutions (NBS) are usually defined as complementary or alternative solutions to “grey infrastructures” (traditionally made with cement) aimed at conserving and regenerating the functionality of natural and semi-natural ecosystems. The research to date shows a considerable potential of NBS to address the current challenges related to climate change and geo-hydrological risks. Despite significant interest in NBS by researchers and practitioners, knowledge concerning their practical implementation, monitoring, and evaluation is still lacking. This is particularly true for large-scale NBS. The present paper discusses how such solutions can be implemented in the context of hydro-meteorological risk reduction in small Mediterranean catchments with a strong tourist vocation. The work presented here is situated within the RECONECT Project (Regenerating ECOsystems with Nature-based solutions for hydro-meteorological risk rEduCTion), which aims to contribute to a European reference framework on NBS by demonstrating, upscaling, and replicating large-scale NBS in rural and natural areas. The Italian case study of RECONECT is the Portofino Natural Regional Park, which represents a unique natural landscape element with high ecologic, social, and economic (touristic) value, which is threatened by a range of geo-hydrological hazards, such as flash floods, hyper-concentrated floods, shallow landslides, rockfalls, and storm surges. This paper also presents details of NBS interventions in two pilot catchments (San Fruttuoso and Paraggi) visited by thousands of tourists throughout the year. It addresses some of the key aspects related to monitoring meteorological and hydrological processes, as well as remote sensing activities (i.e., LiDAR surveys), which are necessary for the identification of critical-instability areas along waterways and the reconstruction of dry stone walls. Lastly, a discussion of relevant mitigation and adaptation strategies that are potentially replicable at national and international levels is also provided.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Spatio‐temporal assessment of the hydrological drivers of an active deep‐seated gravitational slope deformation: The Vögelsberg landslide in Tyrol (Austria)

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Spatio-temporal variations of precipitation are presumed to influence the displacement rate of slow-moving deep-seated landslides by controlling groundwater recharge, pore-water pressure and shear strength. Phases of landslide acceleration responding to long-lasting rainfall and snowmelt events occur under site-and eventspecific time delays. Assessing groundwater recharge and simultaneous recording of landslide displacement in a sufficient spatial and temporal resolution is essential to deepen the understanding of mechanisms controlling a landslide's deformation behaviour and is indispensable when it comes to identifying and developing targetoriented mitigation strategies. The objective of this study was to assess hydrological landslide drivers (solid and liquid precipitation, snowmelt and evapotranspiration) and to investigate their spatio-temporal distribution in the context of movements recorded at the Vögelsberg landslide (Tyrol, Austria). Hydrometeorological variables were simulated using the AMUNDSEN (Alpine MUltiscale Numerical Distributed Simulation ENgine) hydroclimatological model and landslide movements were continuously monitored using an automated tracking total station. Area-wide simulated time series of available water were used: (i) to separate them into single landslide triggering hydrometeorological events; (ii) to analyse spatio-temporal patterns of water availability per triggering event including individual response times; (iii) to delineate an effective hydrological landslide catchment; and (iv) to identify relations between assessed water input and landslide displacement rate. For the observation period from 05-2016 until 06-2019 we identified three distinctive hydrometeorological events causing time-delayed periods of landslide acceleration. Spatio-temporal differences in water availability per triggering event result in spatially diverse response times varying from 20 to 60 days for rainfall-triggered events and between 0 and 8 days for events triggered by snowmelt. Pronounced spatio-temporal differences of snowmelt within the model domain were identified to offer a unique possibility to delineate the effective hydrological landslide catchment. While considering event-specific time-lags, logarithmic correlations between incoming water and landslide displacement rate become apparent.

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Flood retention lakes in a rural-urban catchment: how can they be better used for flood mitigation?

Yan

Guan

Kong

2022

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Flood retention lakes (RLs) are widely employed in rural-urban catchments with low impacts on the natural environment. While hydrologic models have been commonly applied to evaluate RLs' performances, insights are lacking over the consequences of a wide climatic variability, particularly those corroborated by 2D hydrodynamic models. Thus, this study aims to conduct a systematic catchment-scale evaluation of RL effectiveness; blueprinted RLs with various geographic configurations are also considered in addition to the individual RL. A 2D hydrodynamic model is verified to be capable of simulating flood events in the rural-urban catchment interacted with RLs. Under a wide range (1-to 15-hour duration and 1-to 100-year return period) of rainstorm scenarios, the RL has a satisfactory performance within an L-shaped band in the frequency-duration diagram. The L-shaped band coincides with moderate return periods (10-to 25-year) and large durations (> 6 hours) or small durations (< 4 hours) and large return periods (> 25-year), whereas different criteria yield different optimal combinations. With the increase of event size, 4 typical stages of RL-river interactions are characterized, which projects the catchment-scale performances. Blueprinted RLs with distributed and parallel connections mitigate larger areas of inundation in sub-watersheds than aggregated and series ones. Upstream controls are less effective than downstream controls under moderate events while the relation is reversed for extreme events. Critical changing factors concerning RL-river interactions and spatiotemporal rainstorm variabilities prompt comprehensive considerations of both local-scale RL configurations and catchment-scale climate characterizations.

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Nature-based solutions for hydro-meteorological risk reduction: a state-of-the-art review of the research area

Cited by 249 publications

References 134 publications

Implementation of Nature-Based Solutions for Hydro-Meteorological Risk Reduction in Small Mediterranean Catchments: The Case of Portofino Natural Regional Park, Italy

Implementation of Nature-Based Solutions for Hydro-Meteorological Risk Reduction in Small Mediterranean Catchments: The Case of Portofino Natural Regional Park, Italy

Spatio‐temporal assessment of the hydrological drivers of an active deep‐seated gravitational slope deformation: The Vögelsberg landslide in Tyrol (Austria)

Flood retention lakes in a rural-urban catchment: how can they be better used for flood mitigation?

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