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Performance of sustainable drainage for urban flood control, lessons from Europe and Asia (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Rose, C., & Lamond, J. (2013, September). Performance of sustainable drainage for urban flood control, lessons from Europe and Asia. Paper presented at International Conference on Flood Resilience: Experiences in Asia and Europe, Exeter, United Kingdom

It is widely accepted that urbanisation can have a deleterious effect on the natural water cycle, as the increase in impermeable surfaces leads to more surface runoff. A systematic literature review was conducted to identify the best possible evidenc... Read More about Performance of sustainable drainage for urban flood control, lessons from Europe and Asia.

Cities and flooding: Lessons in resilience from case studies of integrated urban flood risk management (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Lamond, J., Stanton-Geddes, Z., Bloch, R., & Proverbs, D. (2013, May). Cities and flooding: Lessons in resilience from case studies of integrated urban flood risk management. Paper presented at CIB 2013 World Congress, Special Conference Session: Making Cities More Resilient, Brisbane, Australia

Flooding can cause disruption and devastation in cities, with massive damage to livelihoods, property and urban infrastructure as recently experienced in New York City, Jakarta, Bangkok, Accra, Mississippi and Queensland. For cities in developing nat... Read More about Cities and flooding: Lessons in resilience from case studies of integrated urban flood risk management.