Environmental Impact Assessment and Hydraulic Modelling of Different Flood Protection Measures
The most appropriate method to protect settlements and economically important sites from flood hazard, is the implementation of flood protection measures in stream catchments and protected localities, which contribute to reduce the peak flow and distribution of the flood wave over a longer period of...
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| author | Andrej Šoltész Martina Zeleňáková Lea Čubanová Mária Šugareková Hany Abd-Elhamid |
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| description | The most appropriate method to protect settlements and economically important sites from flood hazard, is the implementation of flood protection measures in stream catchments and protected localities, which contribute to reduce the peak flow and distribution of the flood wave over a longer period of time. If such measures are not realistic or ineffective, it is necessary to focus on flood protection directly on the area of the protected side or its vicinity. Where the lag time between the flood threat detection and actual flood onset is short, one possible measure is to increase the capacity of the watercourse, very often in combination with other flood mitigation measures in the protected area. The engineering approach to flood protection is the subject of many scientific research studies. Permission for flood protection structures depends on their environmental impact assessment (EIA), according to Law no. 24/2002 Coll. on Environmental Impact Assessment in the Slovak Republic, annex no. 8 (list of activities subject to EIA). Based on the EIA, it is possible to select the best alternative of flood protection, i.e., the alternative with the lowest risk impact on the environment. This paper aims to analyse the flood protection measures along the Lukavica stream (central Slovakia), applying hydraulic models. The best alternative with the lowest impact on the environment, assessed using the risk analysis method, consists of detention reservoir construction. An effective combination of environmental impact assessment and hydraulic modelling contribute to the selection of an effective flood protection measure in the territory. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-caaf393739c44eb7b19a681b0d0e71ca2023-11-21T10:25:04ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412021-03-0113678610.3390/w13060786Environmental Impact Assessment and Hydraulic Modelling of Different Flood Protection MeasuresAndrej Šoltész0Martina Zeleňáková1Lea Čubanová2Mária Šugareková3Hany Abd-Elhamid4Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Radlinského 11, 810 05 Bratislava, SlovakiaDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Vysokoškolská 4, 042 00 Košice, SlovakiaDepartment of Hydraulic Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Radlinského 11, 810 05 Bratislava, SlovakiaDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Vysokoškolská 4, 042 00 Košice, SlovakiaDepartment of Water and Water Structures Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44 519, EgyptThe most appropriate method to protect settlements and economically important sites from flood hazard, is the implementation of flood protection measures in stream catchments and protected localities, which contribute to reduce the peak flow and distribution of the flood wave over a longer period of time. If such measures are not realistic or ineffective, it is necessary to focus on flood protection directly on the area of the protected side or its vicinity. Where the lag time between the flood threat detection and actual flood onset is short, one possible measure is to increase the capacity of the watercourse, very often in combination with other flood mitigation measures in the protected area. The engineering approach to flood protection is the subject of many scientific research studies. Permission for flood protection structures depends on their environmental impact assessment (EIA), according to Law no. 24/2002 Coll. on Environmental Impact Assessment in the Slovak Republic, annex no. 8 (list of activities subject to EIA). Based on the EIA, it is possible to select the best alternative of flood protection, i.e., the alternative with the lowest risk impact on the environment. This paper aims to analyse the flood protection measures along the Lukavica stream (central Slovakia), applying hydraulic models. The best alternative with the lowest impact on the environment, assessed using the risk analysis method, consists of detention reservoir construction. An effective combination of environmental impact assessment and hydraulic modelling contribute to the selection of an effective flood protection measure in the territory.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/6/786flood protectionenvironmental impact assessmentdetention reservoir designnumerical modellingfield measurementsdigital terrain model |
| spellingShingle | Andrej Šoltész Martina Zeleňáková Lea Čubanová Mária Šugareková Hany Abd-Elhamid Environmental Impact Assessment and Hydraulic Modelling of Different Flood Protection Measures Water flood protection environmental impact assessment detention reservoir design numerical modelling field measurements digital terrain model |
| title | Environmental Impact Assessment and Hydraulic Modelling of Different Flood Protection Measures |
| title_full | Environmental Impact Assessment and Hydraulic Modelling of Different Flood Protection Measures |
| title_fullStr | Environmental Impact Assessment and Hydraulic Modelling of Different Flood Protection Measures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental Impact Assessment and Hydraulic Modelling of Different Flood Protection Measures |
| title_short | Environmental Impact Assessment and Hydraulic Modelling of Different Flood Protection Measures |
| title_sort | environmental impact assessment and hydraulic modelling of different flood protection measures |
| topic | flood protection environmental impact assessment detention reservoir design numerical modelling field measurements digital terrain model |
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