Table Of ContentThe Handbook of Environmental Chemistry 107
Series Editors: Damià Barceló · Andrey G. Kostianoy
Carla S. S. Ferreira
Zahra Kalantari
Thomas Hartmann
Paulo Pereira Editors
Nature-Based
Solutions
for Flood
Mitigation
Environmental and Socio-Economic
Aspects
The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
Volume 107
Founding Editor: Otto Hutzinger
(cid:1)
Series Editors: Damia Barcelo´ (cid:129) Andrey G. Kostianoy
Editorial Board Members:
Jacob de Boer, Philippe Garrigues, Ji-Dong Gu,
KevinC.Jones,ThomasP.Knepper,AbdelazimM.Negm,
Alice Newton, Duc Long Nghiem, Sergi Garcia-Segura
In over four decades, The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry has established
itselfasthepremierreferencesource,providingsoundandsolidknowledgeabout
environmentaltopicsfromachemicalperspective.Writtenbyleadingexpertswith
practical experience in the field, the series continues to be essential reading for
environmental scientists as well as for environmental managers and decision-
makersinindustry,government,agenciesandpublic-interestgroups.
Two distinguished Series Editors, internationally renowned volume editors as
wellasaprestigiousEditorialBoardsafeguardpublicationofvolumesaccordingto
highscientificstandards.
Presenting a wide spectrum of viewpoints and approaches in topical volumes,
thescopeoftheseriescoverstopicssuchas
• localandglobalchangesofnaturalenvironmentandclimate
• anthropogenicimpactontheenvironment
• water,airandsoilpollution
• remediationandwastecharacterization
• environmentalcontaminants
• biogeochemistryandgeoecology
• chemicalreactionsandprocesses
• chemical and biological transformations as well as physical transport of
chemicalsintheenvironment
• environmentalmodeling
Aparticularfocusoftheseriesliesonmethodologicaladvancesinenvironmen-
talanalyticalchemistry.
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astheyhavebeenreviewedandapprovedforpublication.
Meeting the needs of the scientific community, publication of volumes in
subserieshasbeendiscontinuedtoachieveabroaderscopefortheseriesasawhole.
Nature-Based Solutions for
Flood Mitigation
Environmental and Socio-Economic Aspects
Volume Editors: Carla S. S. Ferreira (cid:1) Zahra Kalantari (cid:1)
Thomas Hartmann (cid:1) Paulo Pereira
With contributions by
X. Alvarez (cid:1) D. Barcelo (cid:1) D. Bekic´ (cid:1) R. Bekova (cid:1) B. Bett (cid:1) N. Bezak (cid:1)
K. Bogdzevicˇ (cid:1) O. Bonacci (cid:1) J. Brabec (cid:1) O. Cudl´ın (cid:1) P. Cudl´ın (cid:1)
G. Delia (cid:1) A. Ferreira (cid:1) C. S. S. Ferreira (cid:1) A. Figurek (cid:1)
J. M. Garc´ıa-Ruiz (cid:1) M. Gazdic (cid:1) E. Gomes (cid:1) M. Go´mez-Ru´a (cid:1)
M.Gustafsson (cid:1)T.Hartmann(cid:1)M.Hekrle(cid:1)Z.Hrkic´ Ilic´ (cid:1)P.Hudson(cid:1)
A. Hysa (cid:1) M. Ina´cio (cid:1) J. Jakub´ınsky´ (cid:1) A. Janeiro-Otero (cid:1) G. Johnen (cid:1)
C. Juez (cid:1) Z. Kalantari (cid:1) M. Kalinauskas (cid:1) M. Kapovic´ Solomun (cid:1)
D.Karnauskaite˙ (cid:1)M.Kaufmann(cid:1)M.Khorchani(cid:1)I.Kotsev(cid:1)T.Kulic´ (cid:1)
A. Kuriqi (cid:1) N. Lana-Renault (cid:1) T. Lasanta (cid:1) J. Lindahl (cid:1) L. L€oschner (cid:1)
J. Macha´cˇ (cid:1) Zˇ. Marjanovic´-Balaban (cid:1) P. Matczak (cid:1) K. Miksˇa (cid:1)
E. Nadal-Romero (cid:1) F. C. Pavesi (cid:1) V. Pechanec (cid:1) D. Pe~na-Angulo (cid:1)
P. Pereira (cid:1) M. Pezzagno (cid:1) L. V. Pinto (cid:1) K. Potocˇki (cid:1) S. Priest (cid:1)
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Editors
CarlaS.S.Ferreira ZahraKalantari
DepartmentofPhysicalGeographyand DepartmentofSustainableDevelopment,
BolinCentreforClimateResearch EnvironmentalScienceandEngineering
StockholmUniversity (SEED)
Stockholm,Sweden KTHRoyalInstituteofTechnology
Stockholm,Sweden
ThomasHartmann PauloPereira
SchoolofSpatialPlanning,Fachgebiet EnvironmentalManagementCenter
BBV MykolasRomerisUniversity
TUDortmundUniversity Vilnius,Lithuania
Dortmund,Germany
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Series Editors
Prof. Dr. Dami(cid:1)a Barcelo´ Prof. Dr. Andrey G. Kostianoy
Department of EnvironmentalChemistry ShirshovInstituteofOceanology
IDAEA-CSIC RussianAcademyofSciences
C/Jordi Girona18–26 36,NakhimovskyPr.
08034Barcelona, Spain 117997Moscow,Russia
and and
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Editorial Board Members
Prof. Dr. Jacob de Boer
VUUniversityAmsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Prof. Dr. Philippe Garrigues
Universite´ de Bordeaux,Talence Cedex,France
Prof. Dr. Ji-Dong Gu
Guangdong Technion-Israel Instituteof Technology, Shantou,Guangdong,China
Prof. Dr. Kevin C. Jones
Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
Prof. Dr. Thomas P. Knepper
Hochschule Fresenius,Idstein, Hessen,Germany
Prof. Dr. Abdelazim M. Negm
Zagazig University, Zagazig,Egypt
Prof. Dr. Alice Newton
Universityof Algarve, Faro,Portugal
Prof. Dr. Duc Long Nghiem
Universityof TechnologySydney, Broadway, NSW,Australia
Prof. Dr. Sergi Garcia-Segura
ArizonaState University, Tempe, AZ,USA
Series Preface
Withremarkablevision,Prof. OttoHutzingerinitiatedTheHandbook ofEnviron-
mentalChemistry in1980andbecamethe foundingEditor-in-Chief.Atthattime,
environmental chemistry was an emerging field, aiming at a complete description
of the Earth’s environment, encompassing the physical, chemical, biological, and
geologicaltransformationsofchemicalsubstancesoccurringonalocalaswellasa
global scale. Environmental chemistry was intended to provide an account of the
impact of man’s activities on the natural environment by describing observed
changes.
Whileaconsiderableamountofknowledgehasbeenaccumulatedoverthelast
four decades, as reflected in the more than 150 volumes of The Handbook of
Environmental Chemistry, there are still many scientific and policy challenges
ahead due to the complexity and interdisciplinary nature of the field. The series
will therefore continue to provide compilations of current knowledge. Contribu-
tions are written by leading experts with practical experience in their fields. The
Handbook of Environmental Chemistry grows with the increases in our scientific
understanding, and provides a valuable source not only for scientists but also for
environmental managers and decision-makers. Today, the series covers a broad
rangeofenvironmentaltopicsfromachemicalperspective,includingmethodolog-
icaladvancesinenvironmentalanalyticalchemistry.
Inrecentyears,therehasbeenagrowingtendencytoincludesubjectmatterof
societal relevance in the broad view of environmental chemistry. Topics include
life cycle analysis, environmental management, sustainable development, and
socio-economic, legal and even political problems, among others. While these
topics are of great importance for the development and acceptance of The Hand-
bookofEnvironmentalChemistry,thepublisherandEditors-in-Chiefhavedecided
tokeepthehandbookessentiallyasourceofinformationon“hardsciences”witha
particular emphasis on chemistry, but also covering biology, geology, hydrology
andengineeringasappliedtoenvironmentalsciences.
Thevolumesoftheseriesarewrittenatanadvancedlevel,addressingtheneeds
ofbothresearchersandgraduatestudents,aswellasofpeopleoutsidethefieldof
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“pure” chemistry, including those in industry, business, government, research
establishments, and public interest groups. It would be very satisfying to see
these volumes used as a basis for graduate courses in environmental chemistry.
Withitshighstandardsofscientificqualityandclarity,TheHandbookofEnviron-
mental Chemistry provides a solid basis from which scientists can share their
knowledge on the different aspects of environmental problems, presenting a wide
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AndreyG.Kostianoy
SeriesEditors
Preface
This book has been developed as an outcome of the LAND4FLOOD network.
LAND4FLOODbringstogetheracademicsandprofessionalsinfloodriskmanage-
mentacrossEuropeandbeyondtosupporttheimplementationofspatialfloodrisk
management on private land. The initiative is supported by the European COST
fundingprogramme(EuropeanCooperationinScienceandTechnology,www.cost.
eu).Itbuildsonalong-termcooperationofagroupofresearchersaroundthetopic.
Numerouspublications,collaborationsinscienceandpractice,andknowledgeand
experience-sharing have been produced since its foundation (see land4flood.eu).
The main audience of LAND4FLOOD outputs is high-level policy makers, water
managers,spatialplanners,lawyers,andotherstakeholdersinvolvedinspatialflood
riskmanagement.
Land matters in flood risk management. This is the starting point and key
message of LAND4FLOOD. How land matters is explored in numerous publica-
tionsandoutreaches,ofwhichthisbookisapartof.AspecialissueintheJournalof
FloodRiskManagementexploredhowacatchment-wideandmulti-scaleperspec-
tive on land as a biophysical factor, but also as an important socio-economic
institution of interest can potentially contribute to alleviate flood risks [1]. It also
points at the questions of scale regarding land and the need to involve multiple
disciplines – including hydrology, engineering, economics, and planning. In sub-
sequentyears,LAND4FLOODpublishedfurtherspecialissuesandbooksfocusing
onfinancialschemesforfloodrecovery[2]andfloodresilienceofprivateproperties
[3]todiscusstheroleandresponsibilityofprivatelandownersindealingwithflood
risks. The special collection on implementing flood-resilience on the local scale
revealed both, the importance of bridging disciplines and the key role private
propertycanplayinreducingfloodrisks[4].Howthiscanbeachievedindifferent
countries is then discussed in another special issue that focused on policies and
instrumentsformobilizingprivatelandforfloodriskmanagement[5].Thebookon
nature-basedfloodriskmanagementonprivateland[6]uncoveredthechallengesof
relyingonmultipledisciplinestorealizemeasuresonprivateland.LAND4FLOOD
showsthatlandiscrucialforrealizingnature-basedfloodmitigationandresilience,
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