Toward more flood resilience: Is a diversification of flood risk management strategies the way forward?

Toward more flood resilience: Is a diversification of flood risk management strategies the way forward?

European countries face increasing flood risks because of urbanization, increase of exposure and damage potential, and the effects of climate change. In literature and in practice, it is argued that a diversification of strategies for flood risk management (FRM), including flood risk prevention (thr...

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Main Authors: Dries L. T. Hegger, Peter P. J. Driessen, Mark Wiering, Helena F. M. W. van Rijswick, Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz, Piotr Matczak, Ann Crabbé, G. Tom. Raadgever, Marloes H. N. Bakker, Sally J. Priest, Corinne Larrue, Kristina Ek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2016-12-01
Series:Ecology and Society
Subjects:
Belgium
capacity to absorb and recover
capacity to resist
capacity to transform and adapt
comparison
diversification of flood risk management strategies
England
Europe
evaluation
flood risk governance
France
the Netherlands
Poland
resilience
Sweden
Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol21/iss4/art52/

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