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- Summary:
- This document is a guide to integrated urban flood-risk management for the 21st century. It outlines strategies on how countries could manage the risk of floods in the face of urbanization, growing population, and long-term climate-change trends. Urban flooding is becoming increasingly costly and difficult to manage as low and middle-income countries transition towards becoming mostly urban societies, with greater concentrations of people and assets in urban centers. This large and evolving challenge means that far more needs to be done by policy makers to better understand and more effectively manage existing and future risks. The core of the guide consists of topics such as understanding flood hazards and impacts, structural and non-structural measures for integrated flood risk management, evaluating alternative flood risk management options, implementing integrated flood risk management, and promoting integrated urban flood risk management. Each chapter starts with a full content list and summary of the chapter for quick reference. It is then made up of sections which combine general narrative on key aspects of urban flood risk management, case study evidence in the form of lessons from the field on methods and techniques of flood risk management, both positive and where relevant problematic, and “How To” sections on necessary and immediate operational tasks. The last chapter sets out benchmarks for assessing progress towards better urban flood risk management, which are presented in alignment with the 12 guiding policy principles and a five-step process, with reference to relevant case study examples. According to the guide, the most effective way to manage flood risk is to take an integrated approach which combines structural and non-structural measures such as building drainage channels and floodways; incorporating ‘urban greening’ such as wetlands and environmental buffers; creating flood warning systems; and land use planning for flood avoidance. The guide concludes that implementing an integrated strategy effectively requires cooperation between different levels of government, public sector agencies, civil societies, educational organizations and private sectors, as well as strong decisive leadership from national and local governments. ( ,,English )
- Subject:
- Disaster Risk Management
- Scope and Content:
- Acknowledgements p. 8; About the authors p. 10; How to use the Guide p. 12; A Summary for Policy Makers p. 14; Chapter 1: Understanding Flood Hazard p. 50; Chapter 2: Understanding Flood Impacts p. 130; Chapter 3: Integrated Flood Risk Management: Structural Measures p. 190; Chapter 4: Integrated Flood Risk Management: Non-Structural Measures p. 282; Chapter 5: Evaluating Alternative Flood Risk Management Options: Tools for Decision Makers p. 438; Chapter 6: Implementing Integrated Flood Risk Management p. 488; Chapter 7: Conclusion: Promoting Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management p. 582; Abbreviations p. 620; Glossary p. 627
- Citation/Reference:
- Jha, A. K., Bloch, R., Lamond, J. (2012). Cities and flooding: a guide to integrated urban flood-risk management for the 21st century. The World Bank Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR).
- Additional Physical Form:
- Print version: Jha, Abhas Kumar, 1966- Cities and flooding. Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2012 (DLC) 2012006230 (OCoLC)731913335
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978-0-8213-8866-2 (paper) ( isbn )
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