Informations
Solution ID
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
47.5954000000
Location Longitude
10.0117000000
Keywords
Ecosystem (s) impacted
Riverfront
Hazard(s) concerned
Floods
Other challenges
Biodiversity
Exposition
Exposed assets
Agriculture
Is there population exposed?
Yes, low density of population (<50 persons /km2)
Activity
Are there jobs created in the nature-based sector?
No
Are there new employments in tourism sector, sport activities or recreational activites ?
No
Are there new activities in the tourism sector , sport activities or recreational activites?
No
Are there new/traditional activities that increased?
I don't know
International classification
Sustainable development goals addressed
SDG 14 – Life below water
Sendai Frameword priorities addressed
Priority 3. Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience
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
Comment
including the technical flood protection
Others
Participatory process
No
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
NA
Economic Feasibility
NA
Environment
Water
0
Soil
0
Vegetation
+
Landscape
0
Biodiversity
+
Society
Quality of Life
0
Community involvement
0
Landscape Heritage
0
Economy
Revitalization
0
Local Economy
0
185000.00
Oberthalhofen (municipality Stiefenhofen)