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Land use change impacts on floods at the catchment scale: Challenges and opportunities for future research

  • M. Rogger*
  • , M. Agnoletti
  • , A. Alaoui
  • , J. C. Bathurst
  • , G. Bodner
  • , M. Borga
  • , V. Chaplot
  • , F. Gallart
  • , G. Glatzel
  • , J. Hall
  • , J. Holden
  • , L. Holko
  • , R. Horn
  • , A. Kiss
  • , S. Kohnová
  • , G. Leitinger
  • , B. Lennartz
  • , J. Parajka
  • , R. Perdigão
  • , S. Peth
  • L. Plavcová, J. N. Quinton, M. Robinson, J. L. Salinas, A. Santoro, J. Szolgay, S. Tron, J. J.H. van den Akker, A. Viglione, G. Blöschl
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Research gaps in understanding flood changes at the catchment scale caused by changes in forest management, agricultural practices, artificial drainage, and terracing are identified. Potential strategies in addressing these gaps are proposed, such as complex systems approaches to link processes across time scales, long-term experiments on physical-chemical-biological process interactions, and a focus on connectivity and patterns across spatial scales. It is suggested that these strategies will stimulate new research that coherently addresses the issues across hydrology, soil and agricultural sciences, forest engineering, forest ecology, and geomorphology.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5209-5219
Number of pages11
JournalWater resources research
Volume53
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Aug 2017
Externally publishedYes

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  2. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

  • catchment scale
  • floods
  • land use change

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Water Science and Technology

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