Investigating the impacts of tributary meander restoration on main channel flood mitigation through computational modelling

作者：Mincong Wang, Joseph Claghorn, Lu Zhuo · 发表于：Journal of Environmental Management · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124127 · 被引用次数：4 · 研究领域：Flood Risk Assessment and Management、Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes、Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

• Meander restoration projects are effective in flood mitigation in the long term during low-intensity floods. • Projects higher in the catchment appear to show broader benefits in reducing the flood area than lower. • Consolidated projects reduce high-velocity flood areas more effectively than dispersed projects. • Meander restoration projects are usually beneficial and economically justifiable, but improper project design and spatial coordination may result in negative impacts. • Maintenance and coordination between projects are essential to sustain the flood mitigation effects.