TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrated valuation of nature-based solutions using tessa
T2 - Three floodplain restoration studies in the Danube catchment
AU - Perosa, Francesca
AU - Gelhaus, Marion
AU - Zwirglmaier, Veronika
AU - Arias-Rodriguez, Leonardo F.
AU - Zingraff-Hamed, Aude
AU - Cyffka, Bernd
AU - Disse, Markus
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/2/1
Y1 - 2021/2/1
N2 - Floodplain restoration measures are among the most well-known nature-based solutions for flood risk reduction but practitioners see their limitations in comparison to technical measures when considering both their effectiveness and profitability. The aim of this study is to show the co-benefits (besides flood risk reduction) of floodplain restoration and handle them in terms of monetized ecosystem services (ES). Our work focused on six ES groups for three study areas in the Danube catchment along the Krka, Morava, and Danube rivers. ES mapping through stakeholder engagement is also considered. We applied the methodologies suggested in the Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-Based Assessment (TESSA) complemented with alternative methodologies (e.g., questionnaires on social media). Results show annual combined benefits of floodplain restoration in a range from 237,000 USD2019 at Krka to 3.1 million USD2019 at Morava, suggesting the utility of ES assessment. The combination of stakeholder workshops and the TESSA guidelines, as well as the newly developed methods, were all central tools to provide decision-makers with arguments to use nature-based solutions for an integrated and holistic riparian land use management.
AB - Floodplain restoration measures are among the most well-known nature-based solutions for flood risk reduction but practitioners see their limitations in comparison to technical measures when considering both their effectiveness and profitability. The aim of this study is to show the co-benefits (besides flood risk reduction) of floodplain restoration and handle them in terms of monetized ecosystem services (ES). Our work focused on six ES groups for three study areas in the Danube catchment along the Krka, Morava, and Danube rivers. ES mapping through stakeholder engagement is also considered. We applied the methodologies suggested in the Toolkit for Ecosystem Service Site-Based Assessment (TESSA) complemented with alternative methodologies (e.g., questionnaires on social media). Results show annual combined benefits of floodplain restoration in a range from 237,000 USD2019 at Krka to 3.1 million USD2019 at Morava, suggesting the utility of ES assessment. The combination of stakeholder workshops and the TESSA guidelines, as well as the newly developed methods, were all central tools to provide decision-makers with arguments to use nature-based solutions for an integrated and holistic riparian land use management.
KW - Danube River Basin
KW - Ecosystem services
KW - Floodplain restoration
KW - Nature-Based Solutions (NBS)
KW - Stake-holder participation
KW - TESSA
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85100458293&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/su13031482
DO - 10.3390/su13031482
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85100458293
SN - 2071-1050
VL - 13
SP - 1
EP - 22
JO - Sustainability (Switzerland)
JF - Sustainability (Switzerland)
IS - 3
M1 - 1482
ER -