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cultural interest (AncientOlympia site).Multiplepolicyobjectiveshavebeenconsidered:
• Preservation of
cultural heritage
(rehabilitation of the archaeological site of Ancient
Olympia)
• Post-fire
restorationofburntareas
(environmental objectives, improvedvegetationquality,
protectionof forest ecosystems)
•
Flood risk reduction
(the timber structures function as awater retainer that slows down
thewatervelocityand thesurfacerunoffresulting in thedecreaseoffloods frequencyand
intensity)
•
Erosioncontrol
(sediment attenuation)
•
Soilquality improvement
(afforestationof thearea succeeds ineliminating thehydrophobic
layer thatwascreated in thesoil after thefiresand thus increasessoil storagecapacityand
quality)
•
WFDobjectives
- ecological statusof thewaterbodies (after thewildfires thewaterquality
was poor. Vegetationhelped to improve surfacewater quality and groundwater quantity
andquality through increased infiltration)
Biodiversity Strategy
Timber structures
Targetedplanting
Post- re restoration
of burnt areas
Preservation
of cultural heritage
Slow surface runoff
Reducepeak ow rate
Intercept pollution
pathways
Increase in ltrationand
groundwater recharge
Increase soil
water retention
Reduceerosion
Improve soil
Flood risk reduction
Erosion control
Improvement
of ecological status
Floods
Directive
Water
Framework
Directive
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