Urban flood resilience issue published by The Royal Society
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Compiling current UK and international developments in urban flood resilience
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The Royal Society have published an issue of philosophical transactions on urban flood resilience.
This issue compiles a series of scientific articles demonstrating developments in:
- understanding the changing drivers of flooding
- flood modelling
- multifunctional infrastructure and their benefits
- social, community and economic interaction with flood management interventions
- effectiveness of flood recovery responses
Flood infrastructure, which is resilient to climate change and increasing urbanisation is a global challenge. International examples have been used to demonstrate how countries are becoming more resilient.
The issue can be accessed on The Royal Society website
Published 27 April 2021