The emerging emphasis on disaster risk reduction has broadened the range of experts
whose knowledge must be garnered to resolve complex socio‐technical challenges. This …

Purpose–There is a need to proactively address strategic weaknesses in protecting the built
environment from a range of hazards. This paper seeks to focus on the mitigation for flood …

Urban resilience is a key focus of current approaches to flood management. The notion of
resilience encompasses pre-disaster planning and warning systems, emergency handling …

Flood resilient construction has become an essential component of the integrated approach
to flood risk management, now widely accepted through the concepts of making space for …

Flood events have far-reaching consequences, not only in economic or financial terms but
also in social and health-related impacts. There is a growing body of research that suggests …

A 360-degree view of the response to flood risk As major flooding events around the world
show, the impact of flooding on the built environment can cause widespread chaos. These …

Purpose–Recently, the focus of UK and European flood risk management policy has been
towards promoting the uptake of property level flood adaptation measures. Despite this …

Studies in the UK and elsewhere have identified that flooding can result in diverse impacts,
ranging from significant financial costs (tangible) to social (intangible) impacts on …

Purpose This paper aims to identify stakeholder issues on disaster restoration projects from
a contractor perspective. Disaster occurrences normally warrant substantial restoration and …

Purpose–The purpose of the research is to develop a conceptual framework to anticipate the
vulnerability of value of commercial properties towards changing risk of flooding. The …