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Evolving pathways towards water security in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: An adaptive management perspective
The interplay of climate change, upstream hydropower development, and local water engineering interventions for agricultural production contributes...
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The Challenges of Sustainable Forest Operations in Amazonia
Purpose of ReviewThe goal of this review was to determine what constitutes current challenges in effectively implementing sustainable forest...
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Hydrological Aspects of Nature-Based Solutions in Flood Mitigation in the Danube River Basin in Croatia: Green vs. Grey Approach
Flood protection based around “grey” infrastructure measures, such as dikes and dams, comprise traditional flood alleviation schemes. Besides their...
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Evaluation of the high-energy flood of mid-July 2021 as a morphologic driver in the anthropogenically developed Ahr Valley, Germany, in interaction with infrastructures
BackgroundThis study explores morphologic changes in the Ahr River, Germany, caused by the high-energy flood in mid-July 2021. This study aims to...
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Deciphering human influence on annual maximum flood extent at the global level
Human actions are increasingly altering most river basins worldwide, resulting in changes in hydrological processes and extreme events. Yet, global...
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Restoring Riparian Ecosystems During the UN-Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: A Global Perspective
Ecosystems across the globe, be it terrestrial, marine or transitional in nature are under pressure due to multiple drivers of changes including...
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Assessing Institutional Responses to Climate Change Impacts in the North-Eastern Floodplains of Bangladesh
Bangladesh encounters diverse climate change impacts at different scales, which can severely affect rural communities and livelihoods. In response,...
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Nitrogen fixing shrubs advance the pace of tall-shrub expansion in low-Arctic tundra
Tall deciduous shrubs are critically important to carbon and nutrient cycling in high-latitude ecosystems. As Arctic regions warm, shrubs expand...
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How Beavers Impact Their Ecosystem
Human activities can have far-reaching consequences, such as beaver populations shrinking due to hunting. Beavers have a large impact on the...
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Performance Evaluation of 2D Hydrodynamic Model for Lower Narmada River Basin, India
In the current study, a two-dimensional (2D) hydrodynamic (HD) model is developed to investigate the effect of proposed Bhadbhut Barrage on the...
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Morphometric and location factors sha** sediment texture in small floodplain reservoirs
PurposeThis paper investigates the morphological and location features influencing the sediment texture of small reservoirs located within the...
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Integrated Water Resources Management: Perspective for State of Uttarakhand, India
Himalayan areas are the water bucket of the world and contribute one of the world’s greatest freshwater resources. The Himalayan system provides...
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A benefit–cost analysis of floodplain land acquisition for US flood damage reduction
Flooding is the costliest form of natural disaster and impacts are expected to increase, in part, due to exposure of new development to flooding....
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Arctic riparian shrub expansion indicates a shift from streams gaining water to those that lose flow
Shrub expansion has been observed across the Arctic in recent decades along with warming air temperatures, but tundra shrub expansion has been most...
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The risk may not be limited to flooding: polluted flood sediments pose a human health threat to the unaware public
BackgroundBecause of global climate change, extreme flood events are expected to increase in quantity and intensity in the upcoming decades. In...
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Floodplain Map** Using HECRAS Model and Geospatial techniques—A Case Study of Varanasi City
Varanasi, an ancient city of India, lies on banks of River Ganga, one of the largest rivers of the world. Varanasi is proposed to be developed into a...
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Built Environments
The built environment consists of the human-made physical parts of the environment, including homes, buildings, streets, open spaces, and...
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Governance Issues for Sustainable Water Management in Rapti River Basin, Uttar Pradesh
During the last two decades, various key concepts emerged in the field of water management both in developed as well as develo** countries. In the...