Harnessing Data for Landscape Flood Resilience in Norway Development and Testing of Urban Landscape Design Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation in the Case Study of Kvinesdal-Norway

Janina Sánchez Cárdenas; Michael Maks Davis; Rengifo Ortega; Sabine Müller; Giambattista Zaccariotto; Ivar Oveland

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-76096-9_2

Harnessing Data for Landscape Flood Resilience in Norway Development and Testing of Urban Landscape Design Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation in the Case Study of Kvinesdal-Norway

Janina Sánchez Cárdenas^*
, Michael Maks Davis
, Rengifo Ortega
, Sabine Müller
, Giambattista Zaccariotto
, Ivar Oveland

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Anthropocentric urban approaches to the built environment and extreme weather due to climate change have made devastating flooding events more common and destructive than before. Urbanism strategies that are founded in the logic of landscape have been coined with a diverse range of terminologies. At their core, they claim that urban resilience in an era of climate change requires a softer approach that is grounded in the natural systems that our cities occupy. The project proposes the exploration of risk-mitigating and adaptation strategies for flooding in the Norwegian landscape. Data-driven simulations and landscape composition inform design decisions and processes throughout the study. The chosen case study, Kvinesdal in southern Norway, is a suitable case for the project due to its wealth of data. Moreover, the storm Synne in 2015 propelled efforts for real-time monitoring, preparation, design and development of technology. The presented project conceives and tests three urban strategies for the urban center of Liknes, in Norway, with the ambition of evaluating qualitative and quantitative parameters chosen to present their hydrological and spatial performance. The interface of tangible landscape and GRASS GIS is used to test the ground operations proposed in the three alternatives to obtain hydrological performance values. Illustrations, orthographic drawings, and models are used to evaluate the alternatives’ spatial and urban performance. The flood risk mitigation and adaptation strategies are designed with a starting point within hydrological, urban and topographical conditions of the local landscape. The data-driven, quantitative assessments, as well as qualitative spatial design tools, offer a unique possibility for examining and presenting how the methodology can create a framework for landscape-scale approaches in mitigating risk and adaptation to floods.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Urban and Transit Planning (Vol 1)
Subtitle of host publication	Strategies, Innovations and Climate Management
Editors	Francesco Alberti, Simon Elias Bibri, Cristina Piselli, Paola Gallo, Abraham R. Matamanda, Hamid Rabiei, Rosa Romano, Ayse Ozcan Buckley
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	21-38
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Print)	9783031760952
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-76096-9_2
State	Published - 2025
Event	8th International Conference on Urban Planning and Architectural Design for Sustainable Development, UPADSD 2023 - Florence, Italy Duration: 24 Oct 2023 → 26 Oct 2023

Publication series

Name	Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation
ISSN (Print)	2522-8714
ISSN (Electronic)	2522-8722

Conference

Conference	8th International Conference on Urban Planning and Architectural Design for Sustainable Development, UPADSD 2023
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Florence
Period	24/10/23 → 26/10/23

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.

Funding

This research is part of a larger research project, the second iteration of the Human Systems Engineering Innovation Framework (HSEIF-2), supported by The Research Council of Norway (Project number 317862). The research work was done in collaboration with the Norwegian Mapping Authority (Kartverket) and within The Oslo School of Architecture and Design.Additionally, the support of Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00F3lica de Ecuador was essential to make the writing of this article possible.

Funders	Funder number
Human Systems Engineering Innovation Framework
Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
Norwegian Mapping Authority (Kartverket)
Norges Forskningsråd	317862

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

Data
Flooding
Landscape
Norway
Resilience
Simulations
Territorial strategies
Urban

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Cárdenas, J. S., Davis, M. M., Ortega, R., Müller, S., Zaccariotto, G., & Oveland, I. (2025). Harnessing Data for Landscape Flood Resilience in Norway Development and Testing of Urban Landscape Design Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation in the Case Study of Kvinesdal-Norway. In F. Alberti, S. E. Bibri, C. Piselli, P. Gallo, A. R. Matamanda, H. Rabiei, R. Romano, & A. Ozcan Buckley (Eds.), Urban and Transit Planning (Vol 1): Strategies, Innovations and Climate Management (pp. 21-38). (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-76096-9_2

Cárdenas, Janina Sánchez ; Davis, Michael Maks ; Ortega, Rengifo et al. / Harnessing Data for Landscape Flood Resilience in Norway Development and Testing of Urban Landscape Design Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation in the Case Study of Kvinesdal-Norway. Urban and Transit Planning (Vol 1): Strategies, Innovations and Climate Management. editor / Francesco Alberti ; Simon Elias Bibri ; Cristina Piselli ; Paola Gallo ; Abraham R. Matamanda ; Hamid Rabiei ; Rosa Romano ; Ayse Ozcan Buckley. Springer Nature, 2025. pp. 21-38 (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation).

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Harnessing Data for Landscape Flood Resilience in Norway Development and Testing of Urban Landscape Design Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation in the Case Study of Kvinesdal-Norway. / Cárdenas, Janina Sánchez; Davis, Michael Maks; Ortega, Rengifo et al.
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Harnessing Data for Landscape Flood Resilience in Norway Development and Testing of Urban Landscape Design Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation in the Case Study of Kvinesdal-Norway

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