Managing floodplains using nature-based solutions to support multiple ecosystem functions and services

Resource type: 
Research
EU project stamp: 
No
Main entity: 
Global Change Research Institute (Czech Republic)
Societal challenges: 
Natural and Climate Hazards
Scope: 
Global
Description: 

This article reviews the recent understanding of floodplain delineation, the most common causes of disturbance, the ecosystem functions being performed, discussing in turn the measures being considered to mitigate the frequency and magnitude of hydrologic extremes resulting from ongoing environmental changes.

Date: 
2021
Journal: 
Wiley Interdisciplinary ReviewsAffiliation: Global Change Research Institute CAS
Language: 
EN