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Multi-criteria analysis of ecosystem-based adaptation strategies for flood risk reduction in Irish, Italian, and Turkish Coastal City Living Labs

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: As 1.8 billion people face the risk of flooding globally, its critical to improve decision-making processes that inform coastal planning. This involves selecting optimum adaptation strategies, requiring efficient community engagement to contextualise decision-problems, as top-down approaches alone have been insufficient thus far. Strategies like ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA) are becoming popular due to their cost-effectiveness, easy maintenance, and long-term protection; yet their uptake remains limited. Decision-support tools like multi-criteria analysis can address by enabling stakeholder collaboration. This research aims to asses the utility of EBA strategies for flood risk reduction and offering co-benefits in diverse coastal European regions using multi-criteria analysis.

Source: Sustainable Futures

DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2025.101506

Authors: Ananya Tiwari, Luís Campos Rodrigues, Rochelle Caruso, Elena Marie Ensenado, Elina Makousiari, Salem Gharbia

Institutions: Atlantic Technological University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, European Network of Living Labs

Language: English

Topic: Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Climate action, Sustainable cities and communities, Clean water and sanitation, Partnerships for the goals

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,340