Understanding the shift toward a risk-based approach in flood risk management, a comparative case study of three Italian rivers

Vitale, Claudia

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2023.04.015

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“…Thus, in the analysis phase, a hydrological study must first be carried out to understand the urban drainage network. The flood studies carried out in the three countries analyzed show the relationship between climate, flooding and land-use change, and highlight the importance of carrying out these studies to identify the nature of floods and risks, and to reduce uncertainty in decision-making [48][49][50].…”

Section: City Planning Scalementioning

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Advances in the Integration of Sustainable Drainage Systems into Urban Planning: A Case Study

Rodríguez-Rojas,

Garrido-Jiménez,

Abarca-Álvarez

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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Climate change is arguably the greatest challenge facing cities today. Its severe consequences have created the need for sustainable urban planning. In this regard, Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) have contributed in recent years to alleviating environmental problems caused by soil sealing and enhancing the resilience of cities to climate change. However, in most cases, the level of implementation is limited to solving environmental problems caused by inadequate urban planning. To change this, in recent years some countries have proposed recommendations to integrate these systems into their urban planning regulations, but these have been general and have not defined specific measures. This paper proposes to achieve this goal by using case studies of three countries with similar characteristics (Spain, Italy and France). A common framework for the integration of SuDS in planning has been proposed that can be exported to other similar places. The urban scales of intervention have been defined (city, neighborhood and street), as well as the actions to be carried out (analysis, planning and regulatory measures) and the urban plans to which they should be applied. This proposal represents an advancement in the application of SuDS as a primary control measure. This breakthrough will significantly improve the resilience of the cities of the future, making them more resilient to the effects of weather and climate change.

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Section: City Planning Scalementioning

confidence: 99%

Advances in the Integration of Sustainable Drainage Systems into Urban Planning: A Case Study

Rodríguez-Rojas,

Garrido-Jiménez,

Abarca-Álvarez

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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“…Problems identified included poor coordination across levels of government, actors, and policy domains. The author drew from successes in Europe to recommend reforms that include enhancing flood risk perception and awareness, improving collaborative governance and participatory processes, strengthening knowledge sharing and consensus building, diversifying strategies, clarifying task allocation and the division of responsibilities, and tackling unauthorized planning practices [115].…”

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Two Decades of Integrated Flood Management: Status, Barriers, and Strategies

Grigg

2024

Climate

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Losses from flood disasters are increasing globally due to climate-driven forces and human factors such as migration and land use changes. The risks of such floods involve multiple factors and stakeholders, and frameworks for integrated approaches have attracted a global community of experts. The paper reviews the knowledge base for integrated flood risk management frameworks, including more than twenty bibliometric reviews of their elements. The knowledge base illustrates how integrated strategies for the reduction of flood risk are required at different scales and involve responses ranging from climate and weather studies to the construction of infrastructure, as well as collective action for community resilience. The Integrated Flood Management framework of the Associated Programme on Flood Management of the World Meteorological Organization was developed more than twenty years ago and is explained in some detail, including how it fits within the Integrated Water Resources Management concept that is managed by the Global Water Partnership. The paper reviews the alignment of the two approaches and how they can be used in tandem to reduce flood losses. Success of both integrated management approaches depends on governance and institutional capacity as well as technological advances. The knowledge base for flood risk management indicates how technologies are advancing, while more attention must be paid to social and environmental concerns, as well as government measures to increase participation, awareness, and preparedness. Ultimately, integrated flood management will involve solutions tailored for individual situations, and implementation may be slow, such that perseverance and political commitment will be needed.

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“…Previous research has shown that climate change requires diversification of strategies to tackle flood impacts, coupling the probability and consequences and emphasizing on the coordination between spatial planners and water managers (Vitale, 2023). In that work (Vitale, 2023), highlighted the poor coordination across various government levels, policy areas and communities of stakeholders, as a bottleneck in the policy response for successful flood adaptation. (Haque et al, 2019) indicated the need to shift from a merely structural intervention approach for flood anticipation, to strategies incorporating also non-structural interventions focusing on the importance of community members in the adoption and implementation of flood policies.…”

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A constantly updated flood hazard assessment tool using satellite based high resolution land cover dataset within Google Earth Engine

Gemitzi,

Kopsidas,

Stefani

et al. 2023

Preprint

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This work aims to develop a constantly updated flood hazard assessment tool that utilizes readily available datasets derived by remote sensing techniques. It is based on the recently released global land use/land cover (LULC) dataset Dynamic World, which is readily available as an open data source within Google Earth Engine platform. The tool is updated constantly following the release rate of Sentinel-2 images, i.e., every 2 to 5 days depending on the location and provides a near real time detection of flooded areas. Specifically, it identifies how many times each 10 m pixel is characterized as flooded for a selected time period. In order to investigate the fruitfulness of the proposed tool, we compared the outcome of the tool against the Regional Flood Hazard Maps developed in the frames of the EU Water Framework Directive, and we found several inconsistencies of the two approaches. Besides, a new metric is proposed, named Maximum Potential Economic Loss, in order to assess the socioeconomic implications of the flooding. The innovative character of the presented methodology consists of the use remotely sensed-based datasets, becoming available at increasing rates, for developing an operational instrument which defines and updates the flood hazard zones in real-time required.

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Understanding the shift toward a risk-based approach in flood risk management, a comparative case study of three Italian rivers

Cited by 12 publications

References 75 publications

Advances in the Integration of Sustainable Drainage Systems into Urban Planning: A Case Study

Advances in the Integration of Sustainable Drainage Systems into Urban Planning: A Case Study

Two Decades of Integrated Flood Management: Status, Barriers, and Strategies

A constantly updated flood hazard assessment tool using satellite based high resolution land cover dataset within Google Earth Engine

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