Dossier
Flooding
The amount of extreme rainfall and its severity is increasing in the Netherlands and Western Europe. What is the reason for this and what can we do to limit nuisance? In this dossier you can find news, backgrounds and results of research on flooding.
Climate change is not only rising global temperatures, it also alters rainfall patterns. In the Netherlands we find that there are more and more floods by heavy rain. In urban areas, streets are more often flooded and it provides the necessary nuisance.
Changing rainfall patterns
Wageningen University & Research studies the causes of heavy rainfall and is looking for solutions to this phenomenon. For example, more green spaces in the city ensures that water can be drained faster into the ground. Storage of water is also important, because not only the number of heavy rains is increasing, also there are longer periods of drought.
News about flooding
News 2012-2019
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Estimating river delta change with Google Earth
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Increase in extremes calls for intensive river monitoring
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Prediction of floods and droughts is an effective measure for adapting to climate change
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Adaptive circular cities
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Fascinated by algorithms and downpours
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Climate-proof planning for flood-prone areas
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Probabilistic framework to estimate flood risk
Projects about flooding
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Towards Water Smart CitiesCities around the world face great challenges with water. We have to rethink the way we deal with water in our cities and need to (re)design cities... -
RichWaterWorld - Climate Proof Water Management in green transition zones between urban and rural areasGreen transition zones between urban and rural areas have potential for climate adaptation strategies. The project RichWaterWorld explores the... -
Climate atlas for national useAre we able to build here without a risk of flooding? -
Blue Green DreamThe Adaptation Support Tool supports nature-based climateproofing of urban environments, with a co-design approach and quantified output. The tool was...
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Publications about flooding
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Changes in food access by mestizo communities associated with deforestation and agrobiodiversity loss in Ucayali, Peruvian AmazonFood Security (2020). - ISSN 1876-4517
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Innovative feasibility study for the reclamation of the cascajo wetlands in Peru utilizing sustainable technologiesWater 12 (2020)4. - ISSN 2073-4441
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Local narratives of change as an entry point for building urban climate resilienceClimate Risk Management 28 (2020). - ISSN 2212-0963
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A geoarchaeological perspective on the challenges and trajectories of Mississippi Delta communitiesGeomorphology 360 (2020). - ISSN 0169-555X
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More frequent droughts slow down litter decomposition across European agroecosystems and increase the importance of earthworm functional diversityApplied Soil Ecology 153 (2020). - ISSN 0929-1393
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Climate-resilient horticulture for sustainable county development in KenyaWageningen : Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation (Report / Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation WCDI-20-107) - p.
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The influence of tailored risk communication on individual adaptive behaviourInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 49 (2020). - ISSN 2212-4209
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Impact of river discharge seasonality change on tidal duration asymmetry in the Yangtze River EstuaryScientific Reports 10 (2020)1. - ISSN 2045-2322
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Resilience of River Deltas in the AnthropoceneJournal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface 125 (2020)3. - ISSN 2169-9003
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Can flooding-induced greenhouse gas emissions be mitigated by trait-based plant species choice?Science of the Total Environment 727 (2020). - ISSN 0048-9697
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