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An integrated modeling approach to evaluate the impacts of nature-based solutions of flood mitigation across a small watershed in the southeast United States
Betina I. Guido
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Department of Hydroinformatics and Socio-Technical Innovation, IHE
Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, 2611 AX, the Netherlands
Ioana Popescu
Department of Hydroinformatics and Socio-Technical Innovation, IHE
Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, 2611 AX, the Netherlands
Vidya Samadi
Department of Agricultural Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, United States of America
Biswa Bhattacharya
Department of Hydroinformatics and Socio-Technical Innovation, IHE
Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, 2611 AX, the Netherlands
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We used an integrated model to evaluate the impacts of nature-based solutions (NBSs) on flood mitigation across the Little Pee Dee and Lumber River watershed, the Carolinas, US. This area is strongly affected by climatic disasters, which are expected to increase due to climate change and urbanization, so exploring an NBS approach is crucial for adapting to future alterations. Our research found that NBSs can have visible effects on the reduction in hurricane-driven flooding.
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