A floodplain restoration project on the River Rhône (France): analyzing challenges to its implementation

Floodplain restoration projects are part of sustainable flood management model. However, in practice, they are rarely implemented. We analyze the failure of a floodplain restoration project that was supposed to be implemented on the River Rhône (France). Based on the analysis of floodplain restorati...

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Published in:Regional environmental change 2015-03, Vol.15 (3), p.559-568
Main Author: Guerrin, Joana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Climate Change
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecological restoration
Environment
Environmental Sciences
Flood control
Floodplains
Freshwater
Geography
Nature Conservation
Oceanography
Original Article
Regional/Spatial Science
Rivers
Studies
Waterfront development
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Summary:Floodplain restoration projects are part of sustainable flood management model. However, in practice, they are rarely implemented. We analyze the failure of a floodplain restoration project that was supposed to be implemented on the River Rhône (France). Based on the analysis of floodplain restoration projects implementation literature, we identified several constraints on the implementation of the project. In accordance with the literature, institutional factors were found to have played a critical role in the failure of the project. Other factors such as opposing representations between inhabitants and river managers were also important. Moreover, the strong involvement of the State alongside river managers proved to be a major constraint on implementation.
ISSN:1436-3798
1436-378X
DOI:10.1007/s10113-014-0650-8