RT Journal Article
T1 Flooding, channel dynamics and transverse infrastructure: a challenge for Middle Ebro river management
A1 García García, Jesús Horacio
A1 Ollero, Alfredo
A1 Noguera, Iván
A1 Fernández Pasquier, Víctor
K1 Floods
K1 Risk
K1 Anthropization
K1 Room for river
K1 Land planning
K1 Environmental management
AB This study documents the impacts of engineering works on flood risk and channel dynamics of the maximum geomorphic flow reach of the Middle Ebro River (Spain) over the last ninety years. The map reveals how the construction of transversal transport lines and their ineffective design and maintenance has contributed to an elevated risk of flooding and channel avulsion at this location. In addition, the development of flood protection structures has restricted the natural dynamics of the river. These modifications have restricted the passage of flood waters, ultimately increasing flood hazards, by changing the area and depth of inundation and extending the flood hydrograph. The map allows for the interpretation of key processes, forecasting of flood hazards, and the evaluation of possible mitigating actions. These findings reconfirm that reducing space for the mobility of a river is not a good management solution and further aggravates the current situation.
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/21115
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/21115
LA eng
NO Jesús Horacio, Alfredo Ollero, Iván Noguera & Víctor Fernández-Pasquier (2019) Flooding, channel dynamics and transverse infrastructure: a challenge for Middle Ebro river management, Journal of Maps, 15:2, 310-319, DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2019.1592719
NO The first author is the beneficiary of the postdoctoral fellowship Programa de ayudas de apoyo a la etapa inicial de formación posdoctoral (2017) awarded by the Consellería de Cultura, Educación e Ordenación Universitaria de la Xunta de Galicia (Government of Galicia, Spain). The third author is the beneficiary of the pre-doctoral fellowship Ayudas para la contratación de personal investigador predoctoral en formación (2017) awarded by the Gobierno de Aragón (Government of Aragón, Spain). This study is integrated within projects CGL2014-52135-C3-3-R and CGL2017-83866-C3-1-R, financed by the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Spain); Universidad de Zaragoza
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026