Creating Flood Resilience across Urban Landscapes

Flexible and adaptive strategies for reducing flood risk while enriching our city environments Urban flooding is an escalating global challenge, intensified by global warming, rapid urbanisation, and complex socio-economic change.Addressing this risk requires more than traditional engineering solutions; it demands an integrated, systems-level approach that brings together spatial planning, infrastructure design, policy, governance, and community engagement.Creating Flood Resilience Across Urban Landscapes provides a comprehensive and practical guide to modern urban flood risk management.Drawing on international research and real-world experience, the book explores how resilient building standards, integrated water management, and a balanced combination of grey infrastructure and blue-green solutions can reduce both the probability and impacts of flooding.Written by leading practitioners and academics, it offers a single, authoritative reference for professionals working across diverse