Natural flood management: small-scale progress and larger-scale challenges

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Abstract

Management of fluvial flood risk in the UK is undergoing a paradigm shift, with a change in emphasis from solely working with structural defences to considering catchment-based measures which attenuate flood runoff. Natural Flood Management (NFM) is promoted as a method that can reduce flood risk through the alteration, restoration or use of landscape features. Here we highlight the potential to manage runoff locally in the rural landscape using NFM by targeting flow pathways and utilising floodplains and riparian zones. Using two case study examples from the UK, we show that by accumulating dispersed small-scale storage in small catchment areas (<10 km2) can assist in attenuating flood runoff. However, there is currently a lack of evidence of measure effectiveness at larger catchment scales and for managing extreme flood events. Nevertheless, there is a strong evidence base to suggest many of these measures deliver a range of different ecosystem services if installed in the correct location in the landscape.

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Wilkinson, M. E., Addy, S., Quinn, P. F., & Stutter, M. (2019). Natural flood management: small-scale progress and larger-scale challenges. Scottish Geographical Journal, 135(1–2), 23–32. https://doi.org/10.1080/14702541.2019.1610571

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