Floods are increasingly recurrent natural phenomena with more devastating effects. In addition, some human activities and climate change are contributing to the increased likelihood of their occurrence and negative impact. In Europe, in particular, records indicate that such events are becoming more frequent, with more than twice as many flash floods being recorded in recent years alone, and with a higher average magnitude than in the late 80s.
The company has promoted flood studies in recent years, with projects such as those carried out in the La Font de La Figuera tunnel, on the Madrid - Seville high-speed line between Yeles and Mora, the study of the Tagus river as it passes through Toledo, flood prevention and adaptation of the Adra river bed in Almeria, or assistance for the hydrological-forestry restoration and reduction of flood riskl, and hydraulic analysis for the airports of Valencia and Alicante.
This intensification has borne fruit, positioning us as a relevant company in the analysis of the effects of flooding on both railway and road infrastructures.
At the same time, and to continue with the objective of strengthening this type of studies, a collaboration agreement has been signed with the Higher Technical School of Civil Engineering of the Polytechnic University in Madrid, where the application of stochastic methods for the evaluation of floods in urban areas is being studied.
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A Flood Risk Assessment aims to define the areas that would be affected in the event of flooding in different past, present and future scenarios. Such studies are used to design flood resilient infrastructure, prevent the effects of extraordinary weather events, minimise loss of life and economic damage, reduce maintenance costs, improve planning and risk management and provide sustainable solutions for infrastructure adaptation to climate change.
Ineco has an expert team within the digital engineering and BIM management, in transversal collaboration with specialities in GIS modelling, obtaining and analysing large-scale data through programming and AI, satellite image recognition and land surveying using drones, as well as in the projection and adaptation of infrastructures to climate change within the management of climate change and energy transition.
