This book provides an overview of the typical nature-based solutions (NBS) used for flood mitigation at different scales and in different areas (e.g. from catchment to hillslope scale; from urban to coastal areas).

Introduction: Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Mitigation.- Multidimensional Aspects of Floods: Nature-Based Mitigation Measures from Basin to River Reach Scale.- Nature-Based Solutions to Mitigate Coastal Floods and Associated Socioecological Impacts.- Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Mitigation and Resilience in Urban Areas.- Nature-Based Solutions Impact on Urban Environment Chemistry: Air, Soil, and Water.- The role of floods on pathogen dispersion.- The Role of Plants in Water Regulation and Pollution Control.- Impacts of Land Abandonment on Flood Mitigation in Mediterranean Mountain Areas.- Modelling and Evaluation of the Effect of Afforestation on the Runoff Generation Within the GlinScica River Catchment (Central Slovenia).- Long-Term Impacts of Land Use Change Upon the Natural Flood Storage Reservoirs Along the North Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.- Hydrological Aspects of Nature-Based Solutions in Flood Mitigation in the Danube River Basin in Croatia: Green vs. Grey Approach.- Assessment of NBS Impact on Pluvial Flood Regulation Within Urban Areas: A Case Study in Coimbra, Portugal.- Identification of Surface Runoff Source Areas as a Tool for Projections of NBS in Water Management.- Using Landscape Connectivity to Identify Suitable Locations for Nature-Based Solutions to Reduce Flood Risk.- From Sponge Cities to Sponge Landscapes with Nature-Based Solutions: A Multidimensional Approach to Map Suitable Rural Areas for Flood Mitigation and Landscaping.- A Cooperative Game for Upstream-Downstream River Flooding Risk Prevention in Four European River Basins.- Win-Win for Everyone? Reflecting on Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Risk Management from an Environmental Justice Perspective.- What nature-based flood protection solutions are best perceived by people? Lessons from a field research in Czechia.- Legal Implications of Natural Floods Management: Lithuania Case Study.- Sticks, carrots and sermons for implementing NBS on private property land.- Socio-Economical Aspects of NBS.- Conclusions.