Natural flood management: Opportunities to implement nature‐based solutions on privately owned land
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Thaler, T., Hudson, P., Viavattene, C. and Green, C. 2023. Natural flood management: Opportunities to implement nature‐based solutions on privately owned land. WIREs Water. 10 (3). https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1637
Type | Article |
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Title | Natural flood management: Opportunities to implement nature‐based solutions on privately owned land |
Authors | Thaler, T., Hudson, P., Viavattene, C. and Green, C. |
Abstract | The implementation of Natural Flood Management (NFM), as an example of a nature‐based solution (NbS), is promoted as a risk reduction strategy to support sustainable flood risk management and climate change adaptation more widely. Additionally, as an NbS, NFM aims to provide further multiple benefits, such as increased biodiversity and improved water quality as well as improved mental health. The implementation of NbS often needs private‐owned or managed land, yet can create conflicts between the different stakeholders which can undermine the social consensus required for successful implementation. Consequently, a main question is how the multiple benefits and requirements of NFM can be delivered to meet the different goals of the wide variety of stakeholders who must be involved. This article discusses the challenges and potential of implementing NFM as an alternative to the traditional technical mitigation measures in flood risk management. We outline four opportunities in the implementation of NFM: physical conditions of the catchment, social interaction, financial resources, and institutional setting. Their importance is then demonstrated and compared to different examples across the globe. Nevertheless, the core drivers reflect the social interaction and institutional setting and the role of stakeholders in the successful implementation of NFM. |
Keywords | flood risk management, land use management, modes of governance, nature-based solutions, partnership |
Sustainable Development Goals | 13 Climate action |
15 Life on land | |
Middlesex University Theme | Sustainability |
Research Group | Flood Hazard Research Centre |
Publisher | Wiley |
Journal | WIREs Water |
ISSN | 2049-1948 |
Electronic | 2049-1948 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 01 Feb 2023 |
May 2023 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 30 Jan 2023 |
Submitted | 23 Mar 2022 |
Accepted | 04 Jan 2023 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License |
Copyright Statement | Copyright © 2023 The Authors. WIREs Water published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1637 |
Language | English |
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