Room for rivers: An integrative search strategy for floodplain restoration

Rohde, Sigrun; Hostmann, Markus; Peter, Armin; Ewald, Klaus C.

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2005.05.006

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“…1, 2). In a number of cases, wetland restoration has been undertaken to enhance water retention as a mitigation measure for climate change (Rohde et al 2006). Human use of wetlands for cultural services, particularly recreation and aesthetic values, increased in both time periods as represented by increasing visits to wetlands to experience their peaceful setting (Blaauw 2003).…”

Section: Wetlandsmentioning

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Identifying and prioritising services in European terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems

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Ecosystems are multifunctional and provide humanity with a broad array of vital services. Effective management of services requires an improved evidence base, identifying the role of ecosystems in delivering multiple services, which can assist policymakers in maintaining them. Here, information from the literature and scientific experts was used to systematically document the importance of services and identify trends in their use and status over time for the main terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems in Europe. The results from this review show that intensively managed ecosystems contribute mostly to vital provisioning services (e.g. agro-ecosystems provide food via crops and livestock, and forests provide wood), while semi-natural ecosystems (e.g. grasslands and mountains) are 123Biodivers Conserv (2010) 19:2791-2821 DOI 10.1007 key contributors of genetic resources and cultural services (e.g. aesthetic values and sense of place). The most recent European trends in human use of services show increases in demand for crops from agro-ecosystems, timber from forests, water flow regulation from rivers, wetlands and mountains, and recreation and ecotourism in most ecosystems, but decreases in livestock production, freshwater capture fisheries, wild foods and virtually all services associated with ecosystems which have considerably decreased in area (e.g. seminatural grasslands). The condition of the majority of services show either a degraded or mixed status across Europe with the exception of recent enhancements in timber production in forests and mountains, freshwater provision, water/erosion/natural hazard regulation and recreation/ecotourism in mountains, and climate regulation in forests. Key gaps in knowledge were evident for certain services across all ecosystems, including the provision of biochemicals and natural medicines, genetic resources and the regulating services of seed dispersal, pest/disease regulation and invasion resistance.

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“…After experiencing two "wake-up" floods in 1993 and 1995, when the river levels of the Meuse and Rhine almost caused dike failures, the EU has undergone policy shifts under the new EU Flood Directive, "Room for Rivers", to accommodate floods, rather than merely protect people from floods [26]. "Room for Rivers" is also an important step toward re-establishing the ecological integrity of river ecosystems [27]. Nevertheless, the new initiative bears a high resemblance to Jia's proposal, made more than 2000 years ago.…”

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A Comparative Study on Flood Management in China and Japan

Huang

2014

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Attempts at flood management during the 20th century resulted in more flood disasters. To gain a better understanding of what went wrong, it is necessary to examine historical evidence, seek ancient wisdom and compare practices of flood management in different countries. This study examines flood management concepts and practices in China and Japan during different periods of time in history and the differences in the two countries' current management of flood retarding basins. It reveals that during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-24 AD), China proposed to redirect a river course to gain sufficient flood retarding capacity, and this same concept was realized, either coincidentally or intentionally, during the Edo period of Japan (1603-1868). In modern times, however, the management of flood retarding basins differs fundamentally between China and Japan. In addition, this study investigates the differences in emergency evacuation practices between China and Japan. This is the first study to highlight the link between a Chinese concept and a Japanese practice that are separated by more than 1000 years.

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“…The Rhine, on the other hand, is big and important, and it strikes me that the current Dutch project Room for Rivers is a revival of the traditional stance (Rohde et al, 2006;de Groot and Lenders, 2006;Palca, 2008). Room for Rivers aims, as I understand it, to let the river flood, in the spirit that it is better for us to adapt to regular finite floods than to try to pin down and enframe the river, with the disasters and catastrophes that inevitably follow.…”

Section: Hylozoismmentioning

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Being in an environment: a performative perspective

Pickering

2013

Nat. Sci. Soc.

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Room for rivers: An integrative search strategy for floodplain restoration

Cited by 93 publications

References 80 publications

Identifying and prioritising services in European terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems

Identifying and prioritising services in European terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems

A Comparative Study on Flood Management in China and Japan

Being in an environment: a performative perspective

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