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Re-thinking urban flood management – time for a regime shift

Sörensen, Johanna LU ; Persson, Andreas LU ; Sternudd, Catharina LU ; Aspegren, Henrik LU orcid ; Nilsson, Jerry ; Nordström, Jonas LU ; Jönsson, Karin LU ; MOTTAGHI, MISAGH LU ; Becker, Per LU orcid and Pilesjö, Petter LU , et al. (2016) In Water 8(8).
Abstract
Urban flooding is of growing concern due to increasing densification of urban areas, changes in land use, and climate change. The traditional engineering approach to flooding is designing single-purpose drainage systems, dams, and levees. These methods, however, are known to increase the long-term flood risk and harm the riverine ecosystems in urban as well as rural areas. In the present paper, we depart from resilience theory and suggest a concept to improve urban flood resilience. We identify areas where contemporary challenges call for improved collaborative urban flood management. The concept emphasizes resiliency and achieved synergy between increased capacity to handle stormwater runoff and improved experiential and functional... (More)
Urban flooding is of growing concern due to increasing densification of urban areas, changes in land use, and climate change. The traditional engineering approach to flooding is designing single-purpose drainage systems, dams, and levees. These methods, however, are known to increase the long-term flood risk and harm the riverine ecosystems in urban as well as rural areas. In the present paper, we depart from resilience theory and suggest a concept to improve urban flood resilience. We identify areas where contemporary challenges call for improved collaborative urban flood management. The concept emphasizes resiliency and achieved synergy between increased capacity to handle stormwater runoff and improved experiential and functional quality of the urban environments. We identify research needs as well as experiments for improved sustainable and resilient stormwater management namely, flexibility of stormwater systems, energy use reduction, efficient land use, priority of transport and socioeconomic nexus, climate change impact, securing critical infrastructure, and resolving questions regarding responsibilities. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Urban flooding is of growing concern due to increasing densification of urban areas, changes in land use, and climate change. The traditional engineering approach to flooding is designing single-purpose drainage systems, dams, and levees. These methods, however, are known to increase the long-term flood risk and harm the riverine ecosystems in urban as well as rural areas. In the present paper, we depart from resilience theory and suggest a concept to improve urban flood resilience. We identify areas where contemporary challenges call for improved collaborative urban flood management. The concept emphasizes resiliency and achieved synergy between increased capacity to handle stormwater runoff and improved experiential and functional... (More)
Urban flooding is of growing concern due to increasing densification of urban areas, changes in land use, and climate change. The traditional engineering approach to flooding is designing single-purpose drainage systems, dams, and levees. These methods, however, are known to increase the long-term flood risk and harm the riverine ecosystems in urban as well as rural areas. In the present paper, we depart from resilience theory and suggest a concept to improve urban flood resilience. We identify areas where contemporary challenges call for improved collaborative urban flood management. The concept emphasizes resiliency and achieved synergy between increased capacity to handle stormwater runoff and improved experiential and functional quality of the urban
environments. We identify research needs as well as experiments for improved sustainable and resilient stormwater management namely, flexibility of stormwater systems, energy use reduction, efficient land use, priority of transport and socioeconomic nexus, climate change impact, securing critical infrastructure, and resolving questions regarding responsibilities. (Less)
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Water, Flood Management, urban flooding, resilience, climate change adaptation, blue-green urban solutions
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Water
volume
8
issue
8
article number
332
pages
15 pages
publisher
MDPI AG
external identifiers
  • scopus:84984662566
  • wos:000380765200021
ISSN
2073-4441
DOI
10.3390/w8080332
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Sustainable Urban Flood Management
Urban flooding in a changing climate
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English
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c18b9406-a5fb-431b-bff5-dbc36678d30c
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  author       = {{Sörensen, Johanna and Persson, Andreas and Sternudd, Catharina and Aspegren, Henrik and Nilsson, Jerry and Nordström, Jonas and Jönsson, Karin and MOTTAGHI, MISAGH and Becker, Per and Pilesjö, Petter and Larsson, Rolf and Berndtsson, Ronny and Mobini, Shifteh}},
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  keywords     = {{Water; Flood Management; urban flooding; resilience; climate change adaptation; blue-green urban solutions}},
  language     = {{eng}},
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  publisher    = {{MDPI AG}},
  series       = {{Water}},
  title        = {{Re-thinking urban flood management – time for a regime shift}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/12117203/water_08_00332_v2.pdf}},
  doi          = {{10.3390/w8080332}},
  volume       = {{8}},
  year         = {{2016}},
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