River floods are a common natural hazard in Europe, causing high mortality and immense economic damage (EM-DAT 2009 …). Human-induced climate change will alter intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, hence flood risk (IPCC 2012 … of risk maps. In this paper, results from a pilot study in the Polesine area (Po river basin) are presented, where four …

riverbanks do not provide this habitat, natural river banks increase biodiversity in the Netherlands. On the basis of technical …

We analyse river sharing games in which a set of agents located along a river shares the available water. Using … coalition theory, we find that the potential benefits of water trade may not be sufficient to make all agents in the river … cooperate and acknowledge property rights as a prerequisite for trade. Specifically, a complete market for river water may not …

equipped with hydropower generation facilities. The methodology is applied to the Lower Ebro River in Spain. The results show … observed willingness to pay for river restoration programmes. …