Flood protection Oberthalhofen, municipality Stiefenhofen

Date of entry : 27/10/2020

Date of last edition : 01/12/2020

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Solution ID

Title of Nature Base Solution

Flood protection Oberthalhofen, municipality Stiefenhofen

External links

https://www.wwa-ke.bayern.de/hochwasser/hochwasserschutzprojekte/oberthalhofen/index.htm

Description of solution

Summary (Challenges; Objectives)

Following the flood events 1999, 2002 and 2005 the water authority Kempten improved the flood protecion at Oberthalhofen. One part was a 1000 m² big retention area with near natural design.

Technical characteristics

1000 m² retention area

Location Latitude

47.5954250000

Location Longitude

10.0117330000

Comment on location

Oberthalhofen (municipality Stiefenhofen)

Keywords

Ecosystem (s) impacted

Rivers

Hazard(s) concerned

Floods

Other challenges

Biodiversity

Exposition

Exposed assets

Agriculture

Roads

Is there population exposed?

Yes, low density of population (<50 persons /km2)

Activity

Are there jobs created in the nature-based sector?

No jobs created

Are there new employments in tourism sector, sport activities or recreational activites ?

Are there new activities in the tourism sector , sport activities or recreational activites?

Are there new/traditional activities that increased?

I don't know

International classification

Sustainable development goals addressed

SDG 14 – Life below water

SDG 15 – Life on land

Sendai Frameword priorities addressed

Priority 3. Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience

Priority 4. Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction

Actors

Who are the beneficiaries of the action

Inhabitants of Oberthalhofen

Organizations involved in the implementation of the action

water authority Kempten, company Hubert Schmid (Marktoberdorf), engineering office Koch (Kempten), Municipality Stiefenhofen,

Temporal aspects

Design life time of the action

More than 10 years

Implementation time of the action

Less than 2 years

Financial aspects

Action costs

185000.00

Comment

including the technical flood protection

Others

Participatory process

Is it possible to transpose this action in a different context?

No, it is site specific

Evaluation

Risk reduction

Hazard

Exposure

Vulnerability

Feasibility

Technical Feasibility

Economic Feasibility

Environment

Water

Soil

Vegetation

Landscape

Biodiversity

Society

Quality of Life

Community involvement

Landscape Heritage

Economy

Revitalization

Local Economy