Can Land Cover Changes Mitigate Large Floods? A Reflection Based on Partial Least Squares-Path Modeling

Can Land Cover Changes Mitigate Large Floods? A Reflection Based on Partial Least Squares-Path Modeling

Common approaches to large flood management are Natural Water Retention Measures and detention basins. In this study, a Partial Least Squares-Path Model (PLS-PM) was defined to set up a relationship between dam wall heights and biophysical parameters, in critical flood risk zones of continental Port...

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Main Authors: Daniela Patrícia Salgado Terêncio, Luís Filipe Sanches Fernandes, Rui Manuel Vitor Cortes, João Paulo Moura, Fernando António Leal Pacheco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
flood risk attenuation
PLS-SEM
detention basin
mitigation strategies
landscape change
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/4/684

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