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Can Reservoirs Combine Flood Protection and Irrigation? A Case Study for Larissa City, Greece

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  • Evangelos Paschalis

    (University of Thessaly)

  • Nikolaos Xafoulis

    (University of Thessaly)

  • Nikolaos Alamanis

    (University of Thessaly)

  • Grigorios Papageorgiou

    (University of Thessaly)

  • Dimitrios Tselios

    (University of Thessaly)

  • Anna Zahidou

    (Department of Technical Services, Municipal Water and Sewerage Company of Larissa)

  • Ilias Boufikos

    (Municipal Water and Sewerage Company of Larissa)

Abstract

Urbanization and climate change have put large segments of the population at risk of heavy rainfall, river, and coastal flooding. In order to keep up with sustainable development, cities need to protect flood-prone areas, which require significant investment in green infrastructure solutions. Determining which flood protection to fund typically involves an analysis of key costs and benefits. The importance of implementing green infrastructure for flood protection is widely accepted. This research combines a series of structures in order to decrease or eliminate flood effects on the surrounding area of Larissa city, Greece. At the same time, that combination of installation can partly solve the irrigation water shortage during summer months at a certain region of prefecture of Larissa. Thus, a powerful pumping station is proposed to be installed at the riverside of Pinios outside of Amygdalea village, capable of pump almost 5 million m3 per day. The pumped water is going to fill a large reservoir next to the pumping station, which is going to be connected to a long network of irrigation canals. As a result, floods could be avoided and the excess water could irrigate thousands of acres throughout the year.

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  • Evangelos Paschalis & Nikolaos Xafoulis & Nikolaos Alamanis & Grigorios Papageorgiou & Dimitrios Tselios & Anna Zahidou & Ilias Boufikos, 2024. "Can Reservoirs Combine Flood Protection and Irrigation? A Case Study for Larissa City, Greece," SN Operations Research Forum, Springer, vol. 5(1), pages 1-19, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:snopef:v:5:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1007_s43069-024-00299-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s43069-024-00299-8
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