Evolution of Flood Defense Strategies: Toward Nature-Based Solutions
Flood defense strategies have evolved from hard-engineered systems to nature-based solutions that advocate for sustainability to meet today’s environmental, social, and economic goals. This paper aims to analyze the historical progression and evolutionary trends in flood control strategies that have...
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| description | Flood defense strategies have evolved from hard-engineered systems to nature-based solutions that advocate for sustainability to meet today’s environmental, social, and economic goals. This paper aims to analyze the historical progression and evolutionary trends in flood control strategies that have led to nature-based solutions. An evaluative literature review was conducted to narrate the evolution of nature-based flood management approaches for different flood types, river floods, coastal floods, and stormwater run-offs. The analysis reflected three evolutionary trends: the transformation of hard measures to soft measures; secondly, the increase in society’s attention to ecosystems and their services; and, finally, divergence from single-function solutions to multi-function solutions. However, continuous monitoring and evaluation of the previous projects and adapting to the lessons learned are the key to progress towards sustainable flood management strategies and their societal acceptance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-022bd39eb62f47178e2c24d3324679282023-11-23T13:42:36ZengMDPI AGEnvironments2076-32982021-12-0191210.3390/environments9010002Evolution of Flood Defense Strategies: Toward Nature-Based SolutionsYen-Yu Chiu0Nidhi Raina1Hung-En Chen2Water Science and Engineering Department, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, 2611 AX Delft, The NetherlandsWater Science and Engineering Department, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, 2611 AX Delft, The NetherlandsWater Science and Engineering Department, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, 2611 AX Delft, The NetherlandsFlood defense strategies have evolved from hard-engineered systems to nature-based solutions that advocate for sustainability to meet today’s environmental, social, and economic goals. This paper aims to analyze the historical progression and evolutionary trends in flood control strategies that have led to nature-based solutions. An evaluative literature review was conducted to narrate the evolution of nature-based flood management approaches for different flood types, river floods, coastal floods, and stormwater run-offs. The analysis reflected three evolutionary trends: the transformation of hard measures to soft measures; secondly, the increase in society’s attention to ecosystems and their services; and, finally, divergence from single-function solutions to multi-function solutions. However, continuous monitoring and evaluation of the previous projects and adapting to the lessons learned are the key to progress towards sustainable flood management strategies and their societal acceptance.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/9/1/2nature-based solutionsflood defense strategiesgreen infrastructureecosystem-based approachesbuilding with nature |
| spellingShingle | Yen-Yu Chiu Nidhi Raina Hung-En Chen Evolution of Flood Defense Strategies: Toward Nature-Based Solutions Environments nature-based solutions flood defense strategies green infrastructure ecosystem-based approaches building with nature |
| title | Evolution of Flood Defense Strategies: Toward Nature-Based Solutions |
| title_full | Evolution of Flood Defense Strategies: Toward Nature-Based Solutions |
| title_fullStr | Evolution of Flood Defense Strategies: Toward Nature-Based Solutions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evolution of Flood Defense Strategies: Toward Nature-Based Solutions |
| title_short | Evolution of Flood Defense Strategies: Toward Nature-Based Solutions |
| title_sort | evolution of flood defense strategies toward nature based solutions |
| topic | nature-based solutions flood defense strategies green infrastructure ecosystem-based approaches building with nature |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/9/1/2 |
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