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Evaluating Nature-Based Solution for Flood Reduction in Spercheios River Basin Part 2: Early Experimental Evidence

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  • Christos Spyrou

    (Innovative Technologies Centre S.A. (ITC), 116 33 Athens, Greece
    National Observatory of Athens, Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing (IAASARS), 105 60 Athens, Greece)

  • Michael Loupis

    (Innovative Technologies Centre S.A. (ITC), 116 33 Athens, Greece
    General Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 157 72 Psachna, Greece)

  • Nikos Charizopoulos

    (Laboratory of Mineralogy-Geology, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 118 55 Athens, Greece
    Region of Sterea Ellada, Kalivion 2, 351 32 Lamia, Greece)

  • Panagiotis Arvanitis

    (Region of Sterea Ellada, Kalivion 2, 351 32 Lamia, Greece)

  • Angeliki Mentzafou

    (Innovative Technologies Centre S.A. (ITC), 116 33 Athens, Greece
    Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, 46.7 km Athens-Sounio Ave., 190 13 Anavyssos, Greece)

  • Elias Dimitriou

    (Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, 46.7 km Athens-Sounio Ave., 190 13 Anavyssos, Greece)

  • Sisay E. Debele

    (Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK)

  • Jeetendra Sahani

    (Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK)

  • Prashant Kumar

    (Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK)

Abstract

A number of Nature Based Solutions (NBS) are being used around the world in order to address various hydrometeorological hazards as a more environmentally friendly alternative to hard structures. Such a solution has been created in the Spercheios river basin in Central Greece, which is susceptible to heavy rainfall and river bank overflow due to flood water from upstream, in order to mitigate flood and drought impacts under current and future climate conditions. Here a first attempt is made to use actual measurements taken from various sources in the river, including in-situ and satellite data, in order to establish early experimental evidence of the NBS efficiency in the area. The measurements include data from automated hydrological stations from the OpenHi network, satellite remote sensing data and field measurements performed along the Spercheios River basin. For each measurement used, different analysis has been performed based on data availability and pertinence to the NBS efficiency. Preliminary results presented here show that the NBS functions as designed and provides protection against flooding in the area, and can potentially diminish the risk of drought. The results are in agreement with the numerical outputs already presented in our previous work.

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  • Christos Spyrou & Michael Loupis & Nikos Charizopoulos & Panagiotis Arvanitis & Angeliki Mentzafou & Elias Dimitriou & Sisay E. Debele & Jeetendra Sahani & Prashant Kumar, 2022. "Evaluating Nature-Based Solution for Flood Reduction in Spercheios River Basin Part 2: Early Experimental Evidence," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-16, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:16:p:10345-:d:892716
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    1. Christos Spyrou & Michael Loupis & Νikos Charizopoulos & Ilektra Apostolidou & Angeliki Mentzafou & George Varlas & Anastasios Papadopoulos & Elias Dimitriou & Depy Panga & Lamprini Gkeka & Paul Bowye, 2021. "Evaluating Nature-Based Solution for Flood Reduction in Spercheios River Basin under Current and Future Climate Conditions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(7), pages 1-20, April.
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    1. Vidya Anderson & Manavvi Suneja & Jelena Dunjic, 2023. "Sensing and Measurement Techniques for Evaluation of Nature-Based Solutions: A State-of-the-Art Review," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-39, July.

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