Flood Risk and Real Estate: Social Science Perspectives on the Built Environment
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Architectural Design, Urban Science, and Real Estate".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026 | Viewed by 1
Special Issue Editors
Interests: environmental sustainability; flood risk management; BIM; real estate; construction management; climate and disaster resilience
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Interests: sustainability and green building practices; real estate investment; disaster management; environmental and real estate valuation; real estate development and construction economics
2. Institute of Energy Infrastructure, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (The National Energy University), Selangor 43000, Malaysia
Interests: sustainability; construction and project management; composites; sustainable construction materials; standards; certification; hydrodynamics; mechanics; offshore structures; marine hoses and risers; pipeline
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change and increasing flood frequency are fundamentally reshaping real estate markets and the built environment. Rising flood risks and intensifying precipitation events demand new approaches to property development, asset management, and market valuation. This Special Issue explores the intersection of flood risk and real estate from a social science perspective. We invite original research addressing the following:
- Property valuation methodologies incorporating flood risk and market pricing effects;
- Real estate market responses to flood disclosure and climate risk transparency;
- Flood insurance markets, financing mechanisms, and access to capital in flood-prone areas;
- Post-flood recovery, housing market dynamics, and socioeconomic impacts;
- Flood-resilient development practices and risk-informed land use planning;
- Social dimensions of flood adaptation: equity, vulnerability, displacement, and community resilience;
- Policy responses and governance mechanisms addressing flood risk in the built environment;
- Investment patterns and stakeholder decision-making in flood-vulnerable markets.
This interdisciplinary collection welcomes empirical studies, case analyses, and theoretical frameworks from researchers across real estate, geography, urban planning, sociology, economics, and policy studies examining the social, economic, and institutional dimensions of flood risk in property markets and the built environment.
Dr. Abiodun Oyetunji
Dr. Michael Ayodele Olukolajo
Dr. Chiemela Victor Amaechi
Dr. Ehizonomhen Solomon Okonofua
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- flood risk
- real estate valuation
- climate adaptation
- built environment
- housing markets
- community resilience
- flood insurance
- property markets
- climate disclosure
- social vulnerability
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