Case Studies This section presents a diverse range of sites from the SpongeScapes and SpongeWorks projects where sponge measures are actively studied or implemented to enhance the landscape's capacity to absorb, store, and gradually release water. Map view List view Filters Sector All sectors Agriculture Forest Hydromorphology Urban Country Select country Austria Belgium Czechia France Germany Hungary Italy Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Project Select project NWRM OPTAIN SpongeScapes Sponge function Select sponge function Buffer strips and hedges Meadows and pastures Wetland restoration and management Minimum tillage Cover crops Ponds and scrapes Mulching Floodplain restoration and management Forest riparian buffers Crop rotation Afforestation Swales Keyline design Re-meandering Traditional terracing Intercropping Reduced stocking density Stream bed re-naturalisation Agroforestry Peak flow control structures Continuous cover forestry Basins Controlled traffic farming Subsoiling Controlled Drainage Permeable surfaces Removal of dams and other longitudinal barriers Urban forest parks Rain Gardens Lake restoration Maintenance of forest cover in headwater areas Coarse woody debris Strip cropping along contours Reconnection of oxbow lakes and similar features Filter Strips Natural bank stabilisation Infiltration Trenches Check dams Filters Sector All sectors Agriculture Forest Hydromorphology Urban Sponge function Buffer strips and hedges Meadows and pastures Wetland restoration and management Minimum tillage Cover crops Ponds and scrapes Mulching Floodplain restoration and management Forest riparian buffers Crop rotation Afforestation Swales Keyline design Re-meandering Traditional terracing Intercropping Reduced stocking density Stream bed re-naturalisation Agroforestry Peak flow control structures Continuous cover forestry Basins Controlled traffic farming Subsoiling Controlled Drainage Permeable surfaces Removal of dams and other longitudinal barriers Urban forest parks Rain Gardens Lake restoration Maintenance of forest cover in headwater areas Coarse woody debris Strip cropping along contours Reconnection of oxbow lakes and similar features Filter Strips Natural bank stabilisation Infiltration Trenches Check dams Project NWRM OPTAIN SpongeScapes Country Austria Belgium Czechia France Germany Hungary Italy Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Fulltext search Sector: Agriculture X Clear filters Agriculture Water supply and rehabilitation in Nagyszeksos-to Southern Hungary The Nagyszéksós-tó project aimed to safeguard the natural and recreational functions of the protected lake area by improving retention of 1.2 milli Read more
Agriculture Water supply and rehabilitation in Nagyszeksos-to Southern Hungary The Nagyszéksós-tó project aimed to safeguard the natural and recreational functions of the protected lake area by improving retention of 1.2 milli Read more
