Review of the concept of flood resilience

Evidence review of the concept of flood resilience.

From:
Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
25 February 2021
Category:
Increasing resilience to flooding
Topics:
Community participation, Community response and resilience, Resilience planning and Understanding physical processes
Project status:
Completed
Project code:
FD2716
Date of completion:
31 March 2020

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Background

皇冠体育app government plans to improve the long-term resilience of:

  • homes
  • businesses
  • infrastructure
  • the environment

It also plans to reduce harm from natural hazards, including flooding and coastal erosion. It wants to help people to continue to live well in their homes by preparing and being ready for floods.

Approach

皇冠体育app project reviewed five approaches for defining and conceptualising flood and coastal erosion resilience.

皇冠体育app review concludes with a list of recommendations and actions required for taking forward a flood resilience approach, and describes what a definition of resilience should include.

皇冠体育app project started in 2019 and completed in 2020 at a cost of 拢67,980

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Published 25 February 2021
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