Evaluation of hazard-mitigating hybrid infrastructure under climate change scenarios

Project title:	Evaluation of hazard-mitigating hybrid infrastructure under climate change scenarios
Project team:	UL FGG: Nejc Bezak, Matjaž Mikoš, Mojca Šraj, Klaudija Lebar, Simon Rusjan, Matej Maček, Timotej Jurček, Mark Bryan Alivio, Tamara Kuzmanić, Mateja Klun, Mojca Vilfan, Martin Dolejš GeoZS: Mateja Jemec Auflič, Tina Peternel, Manja Žebre UL BF: Vesna Zupanc, Rozalija Cvejić, Tjaša Pogačar UJEP: Lenka Slavíková, Pavel Raška, Jiří Louda, Jan Macháč PhD študenti CzechGlobe, Pavel Cudlín, Jiří Jakubínský, Marcela Prokopová, Petr Skalák, Vilém Pechanec
Duration:	36 Months 1.11.2022-31.10.2025
Project code:	J6-4628
Lead partner:	Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana
Project leader	Nejc Bezak (UL FGG)
Other project partner’s organization:	University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty Geological Survey of Slovenia Jan Evangelista Purkyně University CzechGlobe
Source of finance:	Javna Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost RS
Key words:	floods, landslides, soil erosion, climate change, climate change adaptation, hybrid infrastructure

Description:

The proposed project will critically evaluate hybrid infrastructure that can be used for climate change adaptation as an alternative to the most frequently applied grey measures, especially in countries with post-socialist history such as Slovenia and Czechia. In the literature, such hybrid measures have been overshadowed by grey and green measures, which, however, have often showed to be ineffective, especially for extreme events as predicted by climate change scenarios. In addition, green infrastructure implementation in order to reduce the risk of natural disasters is often limited by space, which means that in areas such as densely populated cities, only green measures are not effective enough. Moreover, in some countries such measures are not suitable for spatial planning or encounter various types of disapproval.

Main goals:

Consequently, the following objectives will be investigated in the scope of the proposed project: (i) enhancement of documentation and standardization related to hybrid measures, (ii) development and testing of applicability of specific hybrid infrastructure in different environments and (iii) evaluation of effectiveness of different measures from the perspective of the disaster risk reduction (DRR).

Project work packages:

WP 1. Project management and coordination
WP 2. Documentation and standardization of hybrid infrastructure
WP 3. Modelling of hybrid infrastructure impact on the disaster risk reduction
WP 4. Synthesis
WP 5: Project dissemination

Project meetings:

Several meetings were organized in the scope of the project:

Kick-off meeting was organized in Usti nad Labem on the 2nd of February 2023.

Second meeting was organized in Ljubljana on the 21st of September 2023.

Third meeting was organized in Brno on the 12th of April 2024.

Several online meetings were organized in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Project dissemination:

Several outputs were prepared in the scope of the project.

Standardized reports

Standardized reports were published in three languages about:
Green, grey and hybrid measures for floods (EN),
Green, grey and hybrid measures for floods (SI) ,
Green, grey and hybrid measures for floods (CZ)(CZ),

Green, grey and hybrid measures for soil erosion (EN),
Green, grey and hybrid measures for soil erosion (SI),
Green, grey and hybrid measures for soil erosion (CZ),

and Green, grey and hybrid measures for landslides (EN),
Green, grey and hybrid measures for landslides (SI),
Green, grey and hybrid measures for landslides (CZ),

Year 2023

-EGU 2023 conference abstract (link to article: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-934).

-EGU 2023 conference abstract (link to article: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-13729).

-EGU 2023 conference abstract (link to article: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-3140).

-Danube conference 2023 conference abstract (link to article: https://rivers.boku.ac.at/timetable/event/dc-1-4-flood-drought-water-cycle-and-climate-change/).

-LAND4FLOOD Conference 2023 abstract (link to article: https://bbv.raumplanung.tu-dortmund.de/research/projects/land4flood/).

-Paper about flood characteristics (link to article: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi11120580).

-Paper about importance of using correct methods in soil erosion modelling (link to article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104339 and https://doi.org/10.3390/data8050075).

-Paper about driver of soil erosion (link to article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.127971).

-Paper about landslides and erosion mitigation measures (link to article: https://doi.org/10.3390/app132011136).

-Paper about impact of urban trees on runoff and rainfall intensitiy (link to article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109727).

-Paper about relationship of NBS and education (link to article: https://doi.org/10.3390/land12112050).

-Paper about global soil erosion modelling and possible mitigation (link to article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.107596).

-Paper about August 2023 flood in Slovenia and flood mitigation (link to article: https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-3885-2023).

-Paper about using news media related to water-related extremes (link to article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104172).

-Interview about flood mitigation (link to article: https://znanost.sta.si/3202609/na-ekstremne-vremenske-dogodke-se-bo-moralo-prilagoditi-tudi-vodarstvo-in-okoljsko-inzenirstvo).

-Interview about flood mitigation (link to article: https://www.delo.si/novice/obnavljamo-slovenijo/take-vode-niti-protipoplavni-ukrepi-ne-zadrzijo/).

-Round-table about rebuilding after floods (link to article: https://znanost.sta.si/3211146/na-okrogli-mizi-sta-za-premisljeno-obnovo-po-ujmi).

-IWRA webinar about floods (link to video: https://iwrmactionhub.org/node/3201).

Year 2024

-EGU 2024 conference abstract about green solutions on water balance (https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-1677) .
-EGU 2024 conference abstract about mitigation of erosion and landslides (https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-21734).
-EGU 2024 conference abstract about hybrid measures for flood risk management (https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-1279).
-Conference at International Conference on Urban Drainage about green infrastructure (https://program-icud2024.iwcconferences.com/event/4735/).
-Paper about runoff characteristics of karst areas (https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2023.104524).
-Paper impact of land use changes on flood risk (https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107185).
-Book chapter about impact of green, grey, hybrid measures on flood risk (https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21782-1.00004-X).
-Paper about public perception of green, hybrid and grey flood risk management measures in Europe (https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pdisas.2024.100360).
-Paper about impact of green infrastructure on surface runoff from urban areas (https://dx.doi.org/10.15292/acta.hydro.2023.07).
-TV show about mitigation of erosion and landslides risk (https://kult-tv.si/slovenski-vodni-krog-potok-reka/).
-News about implementation of nature-based solutions and possible barriers (https://www.sosinfo.cz/post/sucho-nas-ani-letos-nemine-jak-rychleji-a-efektivneji-zavodnovat-krajinu-pomahaji-dotace-i-odstraneni-zdlouhave-byrokracie).