Achieving Urban Flood Resilience in an Uncertain Future

Preliminary results of the UK Urban Flood Resilience research consortium are presented and discussed, with the work being conducted against a background of future uncertainties with respect to changing climate and increasing urbanization. Adopting a whole systems approach, key themes include develop...

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Published in:Water (Basel) 2019-05, Vol.11 (5), p.1082
Main Authors: Fenner, Richard, O’Donnell, Emily, Ahilan, Sangaralingam, Dawson, David, Kapetas, Leon, Krivtsov, Vladimir, Ncube, Sikhululekile, Vercruysse, Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Case studies
Climate change
Consortia
Design engineering
Environmental risk
Flood control
Flood management
Floods
Infrastructure
Interoperability
Metabolism
Modelling
Planning
Rain
Rain water
Rainwater recovery systems
Resilience
Risk management
Stormwater
Stormwater management
Urbanization
Water harvesting
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Summary:Preliminary results of the UK Urban Flood Resilience research consortium are presented and discussed, with the work being conducted against a background of future uncertainties with respect to changing climate and increasing urbanization. Adopting a whole systems approach, key themes include developing adaptive approaches for flexible engineering design of coupled grey and blue-green flood management assets; exploiting the resource potential of urban stormwater through rainwater harvesting, urban metabolism modelling and interoperability; and investigating the interactions between planners, developers, engineers and communities at multiple scales in managing flood risk. The work is producing new modelling tools and an extensive evidence base to support the case for multifunctional infrastructure that delivers multiple, environmental, societal and economic benefits, while enhancing urban flood resilience by bringing stormwater management and green infrastructure together.
ISSN:2073-4441
2073-4441
DOI:10.3390/w11051082