An interdisciplinary overview of levee setback benefits: supporting spatial planning and implementation of riverine nature‐based solutions
CB van Rees, ML Chambers… - Wiley …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nature‐based solutions (NbS, and related concepts like natural infrastructure, Ecosystem‐
based Adaptation, and green infrastructure) are increasingly recognized as multi‐benefit …
based Adaptation, and green infrastructure) are increasingly recognized as multi‐benefit …
[HTML][HTML] Adapting cities to the surge: A comprehensive review of climate-induced urban flooding
Climate change is a serious global issue causing more extreme weather patterns, resulting
in more frequent and severe events like urban flooding. This review explores the connection …
in more frequent and severe events like urban flooding. This review explores the connection …
Reversal of the levee effect towards sustainable floodplain management
Levees constrain roaring floodwater but are blamed for reducing people's perception of
flood risks and promoting floodplain human settlements unprepared for high-consequence …
flood risks and promoting floodplain human settlements unprepared for high-consequence …
Large disagreements in estimates of urban land across scales and their implications
Improvements in high-resolution satellite remote sensing and computational advancements
have sped up the development of global datasets that delineate urban land, crucial for …
have sped up the development of global datasets that delineate urban land, crucial for …
Contributions of climate change and urbanization to urban flood hazard changes in China's 293 major cities since 1980
Z Tang, P Wang, Y Li, Y Sheng, B Wang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The growing incidence of urban flood disasters poses a major challenge to urban
sustainability in China. Previous studies have reported that climate change and urbanization …
sustainability in China. Previous studies have reported that climate change and urbanization …
Towards more resilient cities-analyzing the impact of new-type urbanization on urban resilience: Considering spatial spillover boundaries
J Yu, W Hu, L Hou - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper examines the New-type Urbanization pilot policy (NTUP) and its influence on
urban resilience, offering insights into how NTUP fosters a human-centric, sustainably …
urban resilience, offering insights into how NTUP fosters a human-centric, sustainably …
Climate change and urban sprawl: Unveiling the escalating flood risks in river deltas with a deep dive into the GBM river delta
River deltas, such as the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) delta, are highly vulnerable
to flooding, exacerbated by intense human activities and rapid urban growth. This study …
to flooding, exacerbated by intense human activities and rapid urban growth. This study …
Merging modelled and reported flood impacts in Europe in a combined flood event catalogue for 1950–2020
Long-term trends in flood losses are regulated by multiple factors including climate variation,
demographic dynamics, economic growth, land-use transitions, reservoir construction and …
demographic dynamics, economic growth, land-use transitions, reservoir construction and …
Attribution analysis of urban social resilience differences under rainstorm disaster impact: Insights from interpretable spatial machine learning framework
With the frequent occurrence of extreme rainstorms in global cities, understanding
differences in social resilience is crucial for constructing climate-adaptive communities …
differences in social resilience is crucial for constructing climate-adaptive communities …
Enhancing transparency in data-driven urban pluvial flood prediction using an explainable CNN model
W Gao, Y Liao, Y Chen, C Lai, S He, Z Wang - Journal of Hydrology, 2024 - Elsevier
Mitigating severe losses caused by pluvial floods in urban areas with dense population and
property requires effective flood prediction for emergency measures. Physics-based models …
property requires effective flood prediction for emergency measures. Physics-based models …