Achieving urban flood resilience in an uncertain future

Richard Fenner; Emily O'Donnell; Sangaralingam Ahilan; David Dawson; Leon Kapetas; Vladimir Krivtsov; Sikhululekile Ncube; Kim Vercruysse

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Achieving urban flood resilience in an uncertain future

Richard Fenner^*, Emily O'Donnell, Sangaralingam Ahilan, David Dawson, Leon Kapetas, Vladimir Krivtsov, Sikhululekile Ncube, Kim Vercruysse

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	1082
Journal	Water
Volume	11
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/w11051082
Publication status	Published - 24 May 2019

Keywords

Blue-green infrastructure
Drainage systems
Flood risk management
Resilience
Sustainable
Systems

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Geography, Planning and Development
Aquatic Science
Water Science and Technology

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