"The magnitude and urgency of the need to adapt to climate change is such that addressing it has been taken up by the United Nations as one of the sustainable development goals - Goal 13 (SDG13) in 2015. SDG13 emphasises the need to strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to…
In the contiguous United States (CONUS), there are over 52,000 reservoirs ranging from 0.5 to 243 meters high. Collectively they hold 600,000 MCM of water. These structures have dramatically affected the river dynamics of every major watershed in the country. The operations of t…
Storm surge flooding in low-lying coastal cities is among the costliest and deadliest natural disasters. Sea-level rise due to global warming is expected to increase the intensity of coastal flooding. A quantitative understanding of flood hazards and vulnerability is necessary f…
Anthropogenic climate change has resulted in more frequent and higher intensity storm events. These events will increase flooding, resulting in property damage, evacuations, and in extreme cases, death. The Midwest United States has experienced increased temperatures and oscilla…
Traditional flood control in Bangladesh used ring levees to protect selected areas. These levee projects have four drawbacks: (1) reduced groundwater recharge; (2) highlands deprived of needed water; (3) water deflected into unprotected areas; and (4) periodic failure. This stud…
New residential developments in developing countries such as Indonesia generate adverse impacts and unsafe living conditions for various reasons, including vulnerability to flooding. The constraint faced by developing countries relates to absence of integrated land and water pla…
Bangladesh is a large delta, where most people live in the overpopulated floodplains. Flooding is a normal phenomenon, which causes much suffering. How to reduce this suffering through better managing floods is a big societal challenge. To date, societal initiatives to address t…
"This illustrated notebook highlights the need for a change of paradigm in current flood management practices, one that acknowledges the wide-ranging and interdisciplinary benefits brought by public space design. Reassessing and improving established flood management methods, pu…
An increment of urban flood risk in many areas around the globe is expected, accentuated due to climate change and urbanisation. Thus, appropriate flood risk management is crucial. Conventional approaches focus on grey infrastructure, which frequently do not address the root cau…
