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Sustainable urban drainage: Retrofitting for improved flood mitigation in city centres (2014)
Report
Lamond, J., Wilkinson, S., Rose, C., & Proverbs, D. (2014). Sustainable urban drainage: Retrofitting for improved flood mitigation in city centres. London: RICS Research Trust

AIM The aim of this research was to examine the potential for mitigation of predominantly pluvial flooding in CBDs through retrofitting of such systems. The research used two case study areas to explore the challenges and opportunities for retrofit... Read More about Sustainable urban drainage: Retrofitting for improved flood mitigation in city centres.

Application of the concept of cost benefits analysis (CBA) to property level flood risk adaptation measures: A conceptual framework for residential (2014)
Journal Article
Wassell, P., Joseph, R., Proverbs, D., & Lamond, J. (2014). Application of the concept of cost benefits analysis (CBA) to property level flood risk adaptation measures: A conceptual framework for residential. Structural Survey, 32(2), 102-122. https://doi.org/10.1108/SS-12-2012-0043

Purpose: There has been a significant increase in flooding in the UK over the past ten years. During this time, Government policy has moved from investment in flood defences towards encouraging property owners to take responsibility for reducing the... Read More about Application of the concept of cost benefits analysis (CBA) to property level flood risk adaptation measures: A conceptual framework for residential.

Benefits of urban land use planning in Ghana (2014)
Journal Article
Lamond, J. E., Baffour Awuah, K. G., Hammond, F. N., Lamond, J., & Booth, C. (2014). Benefits of urban land use planning in Ghana. Geoforum, 51, 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2013.09.019

The urban land use planning literature is rife with criticism of the deficiency of planning regimes in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, little is known of the magnitude of the economic impact of these land use planning regimes, leading to a lack of cle... Read More about Benefits of urban land use planning in Ghana.