In Europe increasing flood risks challenge societies to diversify their Flood Risk
Management Strategies (FRMSs). Such a diversification implies that actors not only focus on …

Flood mitigation is a strategy that is growing in importance across Europe. This growth
corresponds with an increasing emphasis on the need to learn to live with floods and make …

The notions of urban resilience and the resilient city have gained considerable attention and
interest over recent years, not only in relation to environmental management but also in …

European countries face increasing flood risks because of urbanization, increase of
exposure and damage potential, and the effects of climate change. In literature and in …

European urban agglomerations face increasing flood risks due to urbanization and the
effects of climate change. These risks are addressed at European, national and regional …

Countries all over the world face increasing flood risks because of urbanization and the
effects of climate change. In Europe, flooding is the most common of all natural disasters and …

Flooding is the most common of all natural disasters and accounts for large numbers of
casualties and a high amount of economic damage worldwide. To be 'flood resilient' …

Summary Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) was introduced in 1980s to
better optimise water uses between different water demanding sectors. However, since it …

In response to extreme flood events and an increasing awareness that traditional flood
control measures alone are inadequate to deal with growing flood risks, spatial flood risk …

Responding to the unprecedented social-environmental change facing humankind will
require responsive and flexible governance institutions (ie, systems of rules and social …