Informations
Solution ID
Description of solution
Summary (Challenges; Objectives)
Following 2005 floods, the water authority Kempten improved the flood protection at the torrent Argen near the development area Seltmans-Süd (municipality Weitnau). In course of that the river bed was widened, retention area was created and the river bed was redesigned in order to imrove the ecological passability.
Location Latitude
47.6414000000
Location Longitude
10.0957000000
Keywords
Ecosystem (s) impacted
Riverfront
Hazard(s) concerned
Floods
Other challenges
Biodiversity
Exposition
Exposed assets
Urban settings
Is there population exposed?
Yes, medium density of population ( between 50 and 200 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
Actors
Who are the beneficiaries of the action
Inhabitants of Seltmans-Süd
Organizations involved in the implementation of the action
water authority Kempten, Engineering office IWA, company Hubert Schmid (Marktoberdorf)
Temporal aspects
Design life time of the action
More than 10 years
Implementation time of the action
Between 2 and 5 years
Financial aspects
Comment
including the technical flood protection
Financing source
80 % Free State of Bavaria, 30 % Municipality Weitnau
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
1813000.00
Development area Seltmans-Süd (municipality Weitnau)