Nature-Based Solutions (NbSs) to Improve Flood Preparedness in Barcelona Metropolitan Area (Northeastern Spain)

This paper presents a novel study of the Nature-based Solutions (NbSs) approach to analyze and propose mitigation measures for extreme floods. The study area is the Llobregat River in Catalonia, which crosses urban areas. We have selected one section in the final stretch of 4.5 km in the Barcelona M...

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Autores: Sánchez García, Carlos, Corvacho Ganahín, Oscar, Santasusagna i Riu, Albert, Francos, Marcos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/216997
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/216997
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Barcelona (Catalunya : Àrea metropolitana)
Inundacions
Climatologia urbana
Ecologia
Barcelona (Catalonia : Metropolitan area)
Floods
Urban climatology
Ecology
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spelling Nature-Based Solutions (NbSs) to Improve Flood Preparedness in Barcelona Metropolitan Area (Northeastern Spain)Sánchez García, CarlosCorvacho Ganahín, OscarSantasusagna i Riu, AlbertFrancos, MarcosBarcelona (Catalunya : Àrea metropolitana)InundacionsClimatologia urbanaEcologiaBarcelona (Catalonia : Metropolitan area)FloodsUrban climatologyEcologyThis paper presents a novel study of the Nature-based Solutions (NbSs) approach to analyze and propose mitigation measures for extreme floods. The study area is the Llobregat River in Catalonia, which crosses urban areas. We have selected one section in the final stretch of 4.5 km in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area. The section has suffered several damages in the last floods (e.g., 2016, 2018 and 2019), and we propose measures to reduce flood risk. Therefore, we proposed the following three specific objectives: (a) the identification of critical areas in the river stretches; (b) the identification of NbS opportunities and utilities; and (c) the mitigation measures in concrete areas from NbSs. The effectiveness of a NbS is based on the 2D simulation of the Gloria flood event (20–21 January 2020) with HEC-RAS software (version 6.0) for the better management of stormwater, and it is influenced by design and placement aspects; however, the better use of NbSs can improve flood mitigation and enhance urban resilience.MDPI2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/216997Articles publicats en revistes (Geografia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11120213Hydrology, 2024, vol. 11, num.12, p. 213https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11120213cc-by (c) Carlos Sánchez-García et al., 2024http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2169972026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Nature-Based Solutions (NbSs) to Improve Flood Preparedness in Barcelona Metropolitan Area (Northeastern Spain)
title Nature-Based Solutions (NbSs) to Improve Flood Preparedness in Barcelona Metropolitan Area (Northeastern Spain)
spellingShingle Nature-Based Solutions (NbSs) to Improve Flood Preparedness in Barcelona Metropolitan Area (Northeastern Spain)
Sánchez García, Carlos
Barcelona (Catalunya : Àrea metropolitana)
Inundacions
Climatologia urbana
Ecologia
Barcelona (Catalonia : Metropolitan area)
Floods
Urban climatology
Ecology
title_short Nature-Based Solutions (NbSs) to Improve Flood Preparedness in Barcelona Metropolitan Area (Northeastern Spain)
title_full Nature-Based Solutions (NbSs) to Improve Flood Preparedness in Barcelona Metropolitan Area (Northeastern Spain)
title_fullStr Nature-Based Solutions (NbSs) to Improve Flood Preparedness in Barcelona Metropolitan Area (Northeastern Spain)
title_full_unstemmed Nature-Based Solutions (NbSs) to Improve Flood Preparedness in Barcelona Metropolitan Area (Northeastern Spain)
title_sort Nature-Based Solutions (NbSs) to Improve Flood Preparedness in Barcelona Metropolitan Area (Northeastern Spain)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sánchez García, Carlos
Corvacho Ganahín, Oscar
Santasusagna i Riu, Albert
Francos, Marcos
author Sánchez García, Carlos
author_facet Sánchez García, Carlos
Corvacho Ganahín, Oscar
Santasusagna i Riu, Albert
Francos, Marcos
author_role author
author2 Corvacho Ganahín, Oscar
Santasusagna i Riu, Albert
Francos, Marcos
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Barcelona (Catalunya : Àrea metropolitana)
Inundacions
Climatologia urbana
Ecologia
Barcelona (Catalonia : Metropolitan area)
Floods
Urban climatology
Ecology
topic Barcelona (Catalunya : Àrea metropolitana)
Inundacions
Climatologia urbana
Ecologia
Barcelona (Catalonia : Metropolitan area)
Floods
Urban climatology
Ecology
description This paper presents a novel study of the Nature-based Solutions (NbSs) approach to analyze and propose mitigation measures for extreme floods. The study area is the Llobregat River in Catalonia, which crosses urban areas. We have selected one section in the final stretch of 4.5 km in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area. The section has suffered several damages in the last floods (e.g., 2016, 2018 and 2019), and we propose measures to reduce flood risk. Therefore, we proposed the following three specific objectives: (a) the identification of critical areas in the river stretches; (b) the identification of NbS opportunities and utilities; and (c) the mitigation measures in concrete areas from NbSs. The effectiveness of a NbS is based on the 2D simulation of the Gloria flood event (20–21 January 2020) with HEC-RAS software (version 6.0) for the better management of stormwater, and it is influenced by design and placement aspects; however, the better use of NbSs can improve flood mitigation and enhance urban resilience.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11120213
Hydrology, 2024, vol. 11, num.12, p. 213
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11120213
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