- Floodplains along the Danube River evaluated with the Floodplain Evaluation Matrix (FEM) determining their importance for flood protection, ecology, and socio-economics

Flow chart of the floodplain evaluation matrix (FEM). In step I., different data sets are collected and analyzed. The next two main steps (II. and III.) represent essential tasks leading to the first two FEM outputs: delineated floodplains and selected FEM parameters. In step IV, the first three tasks (1., 2., 3.) are mandatory, while all other tasks are optional, dependent on research questions or goals. In this study, all options were applied and led to results/outputs (1., 2., 3a., 3b., 3c., 4). The available data and selected tasks for this study are highlighted by the dotted rectangle, while optional data and tasks are presented in italics