Published by Lisa Waldenberger
August 1, 2023 1:06 pm
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Convenors: William Nardin (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science), Pieter Rauwoens (KU Leuven), Davide Vettori (Politecnico di Torino) Coastal environments and communities are under unprecedented pressure due to increasing flood risks associated with more frequent and intense storms and sea level rise. In this context traditional coastal protection measures such as seawalls and breakwaters...
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Published by Lisa Waldenberger
August 1, 2023 1:05 pm
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Convenors: Koen Berends (Deltares), Yujun Yi (Beijing Normal University), Melissa Latella (Politecnico di Torino) Large rivers have been increasingly constrained by human settlement and are important transnational economic corridors in many regions of the world. Rivers are also vital ecological high-ways by connecting habitats, as well as habitats themselves. Finally, rivers are cultural keystones, forming...
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Published by Lisa Waldenberger
August 1, 2023 1:03 pm
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Convenors: Jochen Hack (Leibniz University Hannover), Leon Kapetas (Resilient Cities Network) Urban areas are facing multiple challenges: weather extremes caused by climate change, biodiversity loss, high resource and infrastructure demands. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) can play a vital role in addressing these challenges, but they are required to fit into the realities of cities. Although nowadays...
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Published by Lisa Waldenberger
August 1, 2023 1:01 pm
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Convenors: Ellis Penning (Deltares) and Catherine Wilson (Cardiff University) The impacts of recent extreme weather events have identified a need for a greater understanding of water management in catchments for the effective passage and slowing down of flood flows, as well as conserving water during prolonged dry weather periods. The scale of water storage required...
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Published by Lisa Waldenberger
August 1, 2023 12:49 pm
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Convenors: Takashi Asaeda (Saitama University), Rohan Benjankar (Southern Illinois University), Diego Garcia de Jalon (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid), Hyoseop Woo (Sejong University) The riparian landscapes have been changing from white sand/gravel bars to green lands covered with grass, shrubs, and mature trees around the world due to anthropogenic activities in the watershed. It affects the...
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