A novel integrated design methodology for nature based solutions and soil and water bioengineering interventions: the Tardio and Mickovski methodology

Guillermo Tardio Cerillo; Slobodan B. Mickovski

doi:10.3390/su15043044

A novel integrated design methodology for nature based solutions and soil and water bioengineering interventions: the Tardio and Mickovski methodology

Guillermo Tardio Cerillo^*, Slobodan B. Mickovski

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Civil Engineering and Environmental Management

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Abstract

A methodology for designing nature-based solutions (NBS) and soil and water bioengineering (SWB) works is proposed which includes the main particularities of this type of intervention. The dynamic nature of NBS/SWB works, their most important changes and possible critical scenarios are reflected in the proposed methodology. A clear and practical time framework for design checks is also defined. Existing structural design routines and plant root reinforcement models are integrated into the proposed time staged scheme. Likewise, the connections with the monitoring stage and the possibilities of continuous improvement are incorporated as an essential characteristic of the approach of this type of intervention. The proposed methodology is validated by means of a practical case study example embracing the whole service life of an SWB/NBS intervention. The obtained results are in good agreement with both the accumulated experience within the European SWB sector and the existing data collected in SWB monitoring works. The proposed methodology can be readily implemented in a wide range of nature restoration projects and works.

Original language	English
Article number	3044
Journal	Sustainability
Volume	15
Issue number	4
Early online date	7 Feb 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043044
Publication status	Published - Feb 2023

Keywords

soil and water bioengineering
monitoring stage
wood decay
vegetation
nature based solutions
geotechnical design
civil engineering
slope stabilization
nature-based solutions

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Engineering
General Environmental Science
General Physics and Astronomy
General Materials Science
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
General Decision Sciences
Computer Science (miscellaneous)
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
Geography, Planning and Development
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Hardware and Architecture
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Building and Construction
Computer Networks and Communications
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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A case history of co-design and co-deployment of a nature-based solution (NbS) against erosion and slope instability
Mickovski, S. B., Gonzalez-Ollauri, A., Sorolla, A., Loechner, A. & Emmanuel, R., 31 Dec 2024, In: Ecological Engineering. 209, 107406.
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A review of the occurrence and causes for wildfires and their impacts on the geoenvironment
Farid, A., Alam, M. K., Goli, V. S. N. S., Akin, I. D., Akinleye, T., Chen, X., Cheng, Q., Cleall, P., Cuomo, S., Foresta, V., Ge, S., Iervolino, L., Iradukunda, P., Luce, C. H., Koda, E., Mickovski, S. B., O'Kelly, B. C., Paleologos, E. K., Peduto, D. & Ricketts, E. J. & 9 others, Sadegh, M., Sarris, T. S., Singh, D. N., Singh, P., Tang, C.-S., Tardio, G., Vaverikova, M. D., Veneris, M. & Winkler, J., Aug 2024, In: Fire. 7, 8, 20 p., 295.
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Bervie Braes at 10 years: critical review of the effectiveness of slope stabilisation measures
Mickovski, S. B., 2 Apr 2024, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the XVIII ECSMGE 2024. ISSMGE
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ECOMED: Specialisation process for a soil and water bioengineering sector in the Mediterranean environment.
Mickovski, S. (CoI), Gallagher, C. (CoI), Gonzalez Ollauri, A. (CoI), Thomson, C. (CoI) & Garcia Rodriguez, J. L. (PI)
European Commission
19/01/17 → 19/01/19
Project: Research Grant
Stonehaven Flood Planning Audit
Meldrum, A. (PI), Mickovski, S. (CoI) & Mickovski, S. (CoI)
26/04/16 → 30/06/16
Project: Consultancy

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A novel integrated design methodology for nature based solutions and soil and water bioengineering interventions: the Tardio and Mickovski methodology

Abstract

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

UN SDGs

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Research output

A case history of co-design and co-deployment of a nature-based solution (NbS) against erosion and slope instability

A review of the occurrence and causes for wildfires and their impacts on the geoenvironment

Bervie Braes at 10 years: critical review of the effectiveness of slope stabilisation measures

Projects

ECOMED: Specialisation process for a soil and water bioengineering sector in the Mediterranean environment.

Stonehaven Flood Planning Audit

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