Nature-based solutions (Nbs) for flood mitigation: Recent UK case studies
Implementing Nature-based solutions (Nbs) can potentially reduce the flood risk in catchments and improve water and soil quality and biodiversity. Understanding the hydrological functioning of the Nbs interventions is important in determining their effectiveness in reducing flood risks. This study r...
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| author | Rameshwaran Ponnambalam Blake James Trill Emily Robotham John Bishop James Old Gareth O’Brien Alex Scarlett Pete |
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| description | Implementing Nature-based solutions (Nbs) can potentially reduce the flood risk in catchments and improve water and soil quality and biodiversity. Understanding the hydrological functioning of the Nbs interventions is important in determining their effectiveness in reducing flood risks. This study reports the findings from two UK projects namely the Littlestock Brook Natural Flood Management (NFM) pilot and LANDWISE (Land Management in Lowland Catchments for Integrated Flood Risk Reduction). The Littlestock Brook NFM study showed that the Nbs interventions successfully attenuated all storm event discharge peaks during the monitoring period (up to 55% reductions) and that over 40% of the total storage volume remained available throughout all events. The LANDWISE project demonstrated that whilst increased organic matter improves soil structure and porosity, innovative arable management practices (e.g., controlled traffic and min till) can also improve soil structure and porosity, increasing soil hydraulic conductivity and therefore NFM potential. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9f1ed12f10914096a3bcbc3f4b58984a2025-01-16T11:22:27ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422024-01-015990200410.1051/e3sconf/202459902004e3sconf_staclim2024_02004Nature-based solutions (Nbs) for flood mitigation: Recent UK case studiesRameshwaran Ponnambalam0Blake James1Trill Emily2Robotham John3Bishop James4Old Gareth5O’Brien Alex6Scarlett Pete7UK Centre for Ecology & HydrologyUK Centre for Ecology & HydrologyThomson Environmental ConsultantsEnvironment AgencyUK Centre for Ecology & HydrologyUK Centre for Ecology & HydrologyUK Centre for Ecology & HydrologyUK Centre for Ecology & HydrologyImplementing Nature-based solutions (Nbs) can potentially reduce the flood risk in catchments and improve water and soil quality and biodiversity. Understanding the hydrological functioning of the Nbs interventions is important in determining their effectiveness in reducing flood risks. This study reports the findings from two UK projects namely the Littlestock Brook Natural Flood Management (NFM) pilot and LANDWISE (Land Management in Lowland Catchments for Integrated Flood Risk Reduction). The Littlestock Brook NFM study showed that the Nbs interventions successfully attenuated all storm event discharge peaks during the monitoring period (up to 55% reductions) and that over 40% of the total storage volume remained available throughout all events. The LANDWISE project demonstrated that whilst increased organic matter improves soil structure and porosity, innovative arable management practices (e.g., controlled traffic and min till) can also improve soil structure and porosity, increasing soil hydraulic conductivity and therefore NFM potential.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2024/129/e3sconf_staclim2024_02004.pdf |
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| title | Nature-based solutions (Nbs) for flood mitigation: Recent UK case studies |
| title_full | Nature-based solutions (Nbs) for flood mitigation: Recent UK case studies |
| title_fullStr | Nature-based solutions (Nbs) for flood mitigation: Recent UK case studies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nature-based solutions (Nbs) for flood mitigation: Recent UK case studies |
| title_short | Nature-based solutions (Nbs) for flood mitigation: Recent UK case studies |
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