Anthropogenic climate change and rapid urbanization are contributing to more frequent and
intense urban flooding. There is widespread agreement that traditional gray infrastructure, a …

Floodplains are regularly inundated areas of land that provide ecosystem benefits for the
entire catchment area, along with numerous benefits for communities making them ideal for …

Nature-based solutions (NBSs) are increasingly implemented to mitigate natural risks in
urban and rural contexts, from coastal to mountainous areas. Nevertheless, the lack of …

Floodplains remove nitrate from rivers through denitrification and thus improve water quality.
The Danube River Basin (DRB) has been affected by elevated nitrate concentrations and a …

Socio-economic activities in a territory entail an environmental impact on the ecosystems.
This impact is usually negative on the land and biodiversity since food production replaces …

Ecosystem services (ES) provided by nature‐based solutions (NBS) have been examined
using various data collection techniques and preference elicitation methods to understand …

Floodplains are a fundamental source of multiple functions and services. Despite their
various benefits, a dramatic reduction in floodplain areas has occurred in most large river …

Mountain areas are highly exposed to flood risks. The latter are increasing in the context of
climate change, urbanization, and land use changes. Non-structural approaches such as …

This paper describes an assessment framework tool to analyze the performance of nature-
based solutions (NBS) for hydro-meteorological risk management. The tool is based on multi …

The physical and biological structure of riparian vegetation fundamentally influences
floodplain roughness, and thus the flood velocity and flood levels of a river. The study aims …