Towards a spatial planning approach for vegetated landscape elements – Flood hazard mitigation in agricultural watersheds KU Leuven
Flooding of rivers or from surface runoff is a reoccurring issue in extensive areas of Europe. The likelihood of flood events in these areas will most likely increase in the future due to global warming-related increases in the frequency and magnitude of extreme precipitation events. Climate-smart upstream land management is increasingly acknowledged as a way to mitigate downstream flood risk. Vegetated landscape elements (vLEs) like hedgerows ...