Nature-Based Flood Risk Management on Private Land

Nature-Based Flood Risk Management on Private Land
Disciplinary Perspectives on a Multidisciplinary Challenge

Editors : Thomas Hartmann, Lenka Slavíková, Simon McCarthy

Introduction:

This open access book addresses the various disciplinary aspects of nature-based solutions in flood risk management on private land. In recent decades, water management has been moving towards nature-based solutions. These are assumed to be much more multi-purpose than traditional “grey infrastructures” and seem to be regarded as a panacea for many environmental issues. At the same time, such measures require more – and mostly privately owned – land and more diverse stakeholder involvement than traditional (grey) engineering approaches. They also present challenges related to different disciplines. Nature-based solutions for flood risk management not only require technical expertise, but also call for interdisciplinary insights from land-use planning, economics, property rights, sociology, landscape planning, ecology, hydrology, agriculture and other disciplines to address the challenges of implementing them. Ultimately, nature-based flood risk management is a multi-disciplinary endeavor.
 
Featuring numerous case studies of nature-based flood risk management accompanied by commentaries, this book presents brief academic reflections from two different disciplinary perspectives that critically highlight which specific aspects are of significance, and as such, underscore the multi-disciplinary nature of the challenges faced. 

Keywords :

Flood Risk Management, Property Rights, Land Policy, Water Management, Nature-based Solutions 

DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-23842-1

Print ISBN:  978-3-030-23841-4

Source: Springer

Taxonomy

• Policy
• Policy Analysis & Adaptation
• Environmental Policy
• Water Resource Management
• Research
• Governance & Policy
• Environment
• Integrated Water Management
• Storm Water Management
• Hydrology
• Water Resources Management
• Flood Risk Management
• Policy

1 Comment

1.  Thanks for submitting this article Trudi. A bit confusing though.  I am sure you have seen my flood mitigation comments based upon pure science.  I do find the term Nature-based flood risk management a bit Louis Carrollish .  Nature has its own flood mitigation tools that work. Having man make a problem and then hope they can convince governments to spend money to fix the local problem. That was the primary reason the fantasy world of climate change died out. Observe nature and copy her techniques as closely as possible. Works 100% of the time, honest!