Flood Risk and Resilience

Dear Colleagues,

Flooding has been increasingly recognized as a global threat due to the extent and magnitude of damage it poses around the world each year. Flooding, which can occur from fluvial, pluvial, coastal and groundwater sources, causes significant economic, social and environmental consequences, and the costs and disruption to communities, businesses and economies are expected to increase as a result of urbanization, economic growth and climate change. For example, flooding is the greatest threat posed by climate change in the UK, with 3.6 million people at risk by the 2050s according to the first UK climate change risk assessment report published in 2012.

To reduce flood losses, we need to understand both current and future risks, develop cost-effective intervention strategies, and increase the resilience of local communities and critical infrastructure to flood events. This requires innovative approaches, advanced computer models and tools to assess flood risk and resilience. In particular, there is a need to understand how resilience can be effectively built into flood defense systems and interlinked critical infrastructure systems in the flood management process. This Special Issue will provide a platform for researchers and engineers to share and discuss state-of-the-art scientific knowledge and best practices in flood management.

This Special Issue aims to address key challenges towards a more flood resilient future, encompassing not only both flood risk and resilience, but also their intersections. It will cover a full suite of flood issues, including, but not limited to, system monitoring and early warning, flood modelling and assessment, structural and non-structural measures, policies and financial instruments, social dynamics and communication by which flood management knowledge within communities is learned and shared.

Prof. Guangtao Fu
Dr. Monica Rivas Casado
Dr. Fanlin Meng
Prof. Roy Kalawsky
Guest Editors

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