EMBRACE THE FLOOD: Introducing a Symbiotic Lifestyle: Designing Resilient and Livable Landscapes in Winnipeg by Integrating Nature-Based Solutions into the Urban Water System

The city Winnipeg, built on the wet prairie, has been threatened by severe flooding for decades. The initial decision to build the city at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers led to the inevitable consequence of recurrent natural flooding. The floods prompted the provincial government to take a series of flood control structural...

Experiences on the use of polymer coated steel net for the protection of dykes against the intrusion of beavers: (Paper and Abstract)

Recent studies show an increase in the population of beavers, nutria and other rodents in vast regions of central Europe over the last 15 years. Unfortunately, this caused in many instances considerable damage on large rivers along dykes and earthworks in the floodplain areas, leading to an increased risk of bank failures. However, most of these...