Projects / Programmes
INTEGRAL SYSTEM OF FLOOD SUSTAINABLE SPATIAL PLANNING
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 5.08.00 |
Social sciences |
Urbanism |
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| Code |
Science |
Field |
| T260 |
Technological sciences |
Physical planning |
| Code |
Science |
Field |
| 5.07 |
Social Sciences |
Social and economic geography |
flood, hydrogeology, urban planning, user, model
Researchers (13)
Organisations (2)
Abstract
The purpose is to develop and test an integral system of flood sustainable spatial planning and required measures. The project addresses a gap between research of (living) environment, spatial planning, monitoring and simulation of processes of extreme hydrological events. It is back-grounded by review, improvements and adjustment of methods from the fields of environmental modelling, urban planning and flood prevention, as well as preventive measures and their improvements. The assumptions are that living is a main activity in a space, that a simulation model is a practical and useful tool for flood prediction and warning, and that it is crucial when forming such a model to equally take into account natural characteristics as well as man-made interventions in the environment. The proposed integral system will be applied in karst area, as acquainted with hydrology of such area is very difficult.
The aim is to set up a spatial simulation model which will simultaneously take into account influences of man dwelling and underground water dynamics. It will be achieved by: 1. setting up a hydrogeological module, urban planning and user-centred module, including gathering the appropriate input data for each module; 2. development and application of the integral model for simulation and valuation of floods and their influences, based on the proposed modules; and 3. setting up starting-points, criteria and measures for flood sustainable planning. Such approach is innovative and brings innovation in the field of interest of this project; therefore it is of high importance for science as well as for society.
Methodological steps will be taken in parallel and mutually linked. They are: 1. State-of-the-art: literature review, review of planning documents, review of existing models and technologies; 2. Supporting the development of hydrogeological module, we will process triangulation of methods and approaches for the purpose of understanding the groundwater flow in karst, with emphasis on the groundwater level dynamics, the flooding thresholds, 3D simulation and visualization; 3. Supporting the development of urban planning module, we will process structural and morphological analysis and their valuation against flood sustainability, comparison with actual planning documentation, planned development, prevention and flood resistant measures, including web participatory tool participiraj.uirs.si to collect additional information and to inform about actual issues (planners, decision-makers); 4. Supporting the development of user-centred module we will process behaviour mapping and visualisation of behaviour patterns of residents’ daily routines of the observed territory as well as visualisation of behavioural patterns of typology and users’ interventions in a space , including web participatory tool participiraj.uirs.si to collect additional information and to inform about actual issues (users); 5. Form GIS supported databases for each module and setting up a simulation model; 6. Applying a decision model and selecting the appropriate iterations for setting up each individual module as well as the integral system of flood sustainable spatial planning.
The proposed integral system will contribute to the knowledge and approaches in urban planning and will be useful for prediction and monitoring of flood events at any other area, too. The originality of the results that will be brought by the proposed project is the simultaneous and equivalent consideration of the natural and human factors in the formation of flood protection measures and guidelines. The results of the project will bring innovation in the field of flood protection and represent a unique approach to resolving a relevant problem at the global scale. They will mean the introduction of new practices and expand the frontiers of research. They will be an achievement that will bring significant innovations in the field of practical challenges in hydrology, karstology, spatial plannin
Significance for science
Natural hazards research and mitigation has emerged as a significant new interdisciplinary field over the past few decades. In karst, floods are identified as the most destructive hazards. However, science has not so far been very successful in assisting policy makers and spatial planners in karst flood control and mitigation. Despite the global distribution (in Europe 35% of surface is karstic) and considerable value of karst resources, basic research, and especially its practical application, still appears extremely inadequate in facing these problems, even in well-developed countries. The originality of the results that will be brought by the proposed project is the simultaneous and equivalent consideration of the natural and human factors in the formation of flood protection measures and guidelines.
The results of the project will bring innovation in the field of flood protection and represent a unique approach to resolving a relevant problem at the global scale. They will mean the introduction of new practices and expand the frontiers of research. They will be an achievement that will bring significant innovations in the field of practical challenges in hydrology, karstology and spatial planning. At the same time, the results will open a new field for research and development of complex systems and operations research in the broad area of spatial planning, management and protection of environment in order to achieve safety and quality of everyday life.
The key added value of the project is in the holistic approach, addressing flooding issues rather comprehensively; not merely from hydrogeological aspect, but considering territories where people intervene with landscapes and transform them, at the same time. This exceedingly increase complexity and unpredictability of the problem, however therefore the expected results promises this much bigger value, are relevant and have great potential for knowledge capacity building, understanding of climate, hydrologic and anthropogenic effects on karst floods course, their mitigation and options of flood sanitations.
Significance for the country
Secure living is one of the key needs of each individual. The results will benefit the public interest, being important for the safety of life and protection of property, as well as the general welfare. The project’s results will contribute to the increase of competitiveness and to the innovatory activities of Slovenia in the field of hydrological and integral planning research methods particularly in terms of efficient simulation and the possibility of transferring new knowledge into practice. The results will be a significant contribution to international research activities and discussions on the topic. The results will be presented at international conferences and in international journals, as well as in a special monograph.
The results will also be useful to the public administration at national and local level, particularly planners of activities, land use, and of various encroachments. They will also be useful to the residents, as using simulation residents will be able to assess whether their intended behaviour makes sense. The results could become alternatives or complements to current standards and conditions in spatial planning. At a regional level the results will facilitate flood protection and spatial planning, and enhance hydrogeographical knowledge and spatial planning trends of the selected areas.
Most important scientific results
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Most important socioeconomically and culturally relevant results
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