Challenges in urban flood management: travelling across spatial and temporal scales

Zevenbergen, Chris; Veerbeek, William; Gersonius, Berry; Herk, Sebastiaan van

doi:10.1111/j.1753-318x.2008.00010.x

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“…Although it is frequently speculated that such measures are most cost-effective, the cost/benefit ratio depends on the boundary conditions, such as the costs for flood proofing. Zevenbergen et al (2008) note that one third of the European building stock will be renewed within the next 30 years. This renewal provides a window of opportunity to consider flood reduction and, hence, to decrease flood vulnerability of the built environment.…”

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Fluvial flood risk management in a changing world

Merz

Hall

Disse

et al. 2010

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Flood risk emerges from the interaction of hazard and vulnerability. Over recent decades the notion of risk being the basis for flood management decisions has become widely accepted and operationalised through the use of models and quantified risk analysis providing the evidence for risk-informed decision making. However, it is now abundantly apparent that changes in time, at a range of scales, of pertinent variables that determine risk are not a second order consideration but, instead, fundamentally challenge the conventional approach to flood risk management. The nature of some of these changes, particularly those that operate on extended timescales, are highly uncertain, yet decisions that may have implications for several decades still have to be taken. In this paper we explore how flood risk management may be adapted to address processes of uncertain future change. We identify a range of levels at which change may be incorporated in decision making: in the representation of uncertain non-stationary quantities; in the rules that are used to identify preferred options; in the variety of options that may be contemplated for flood risk management; in the scope of problem definition, which increasingly extends to address multiple hazards and multiple functions of river basins; and in the social and organizational characteristics that promote adaptive capacity. Integrated responses to changing flood risk need to attend to each of these levels of decision making, from the technicalities of non-stationarity, to the promotion of resilient societies.

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Fluvial flood risk management in a changing world

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Hall

Disse

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“…Consequently, more cities are facing challenges associated with urban sustainability and urban water issues such as aging/outdated water and wastewater infrastructures, urban flooding, combined sewer overflow, water quality deterioration, water scarcity, and a high frequency of extreme weather [2][3][4]. Among these, urban flooding is one of the most frequent and hazardous disasters that can cause enormous impacts on the economy, environment, city infrastructure and human society [5][6][7]. Recent survey shows that 62% of Chinese cities experienced floods, and direct economic losses amounted to up to $100 billion between 2011 and 2014 [1].…”

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Sponge City Construction in China: A Survey of the Challenges and Opportunities

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Ding

Ren

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Rapid urbanization in China has caused severe water and environmental problems in recent years. To resolve the issues, the Chinese government launched a sponge city construction program in 2015. While the sponge city construction initiative is drawing attention and is spreading fast nationwide, some challenges and risks remain. This study surveyed progress of all 30 pilot sponge cities and identified a broad array of challenges from technical, physical, regulatory, and financial, to community and institutional. The most dominant challenges involve uncertainties and risks. To resolve the issues, this study also identified various opportunities to improve China's sponge city construction program. Based on the results, recommendations are proposed including urging local governments to adopt sponge city regulations and permits to alleviate water quality and urban pluvial flooding issues, fully measuring and accounting for economic and environmental benefits, embracing regional flexibility and results-oriented approaches, and focusing on a wider range of funding resources to finance the sponge city program. Coordination among other government agencies is critical, and this is true at all level of governments. Only through greater coordination, education, and broader funding could the sponge city program be advanced meaningfully and sustainably.

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“…Para Zevenbergen et al (2008), las ciudades deberían planear la asimilación y dispersión del impacto de concentración de gente y actividades económicas, para evitar catástrofes de gran escala, como inundaciones, cuando se requieren enfoques integrados que consideren las interacciones entre escalas espaciales. Similarmente, El-Masri y Tipple (2002) consideran que los desastres naturales -más severos y frecuentes en países en desarrollo-tienen impactos no sólo localmente, sino a nivel regional: canalización de recursos y medidas de emergencia; desplazamiento de gente; demanda de vivienda y áreas seguras, y perturbación de las condiciones socioeconómicas, lo que se ha llamado "pirámide de impactos del desastre".…”

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La escala en el desarrollo sustentable (DS) y turismo sustentable (TS) : sus implicaciones epistemológicas

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The aspects and epistemological problems of SD and ST concentrate on scale, including ambiguity and uncertainty (in other paper), at the same time it is related to questionings on the current ways of generating knowledge. This situation responds both to the emergence of phenomena unseen in scientific literature and the new scientific perspectives which lead to the crumbling of previous suppositions. Hence, the problems of scale indicate us the limitations of their usual meanings; the resistance posed by the complex objects of study to said limitations and the need to define organizational forms or alternative concepts to that of scale in order to deal with holistic conceptions.

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Challenges in urban flood management: travelling across spatial and temporal scales

Cited by 167 publications

References 19 publications

Fluvial flood risk management in a changing world

Fluvial flood risk management in a changing world

Sponge City Construction in China: A Survey of the Challenges and Opportunities

La escala en el desarrollo sustentable (DS) y turismo sustentable (TS) : sus implicaciones epistemológicas

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