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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.

Towards an integrated framework for building resilience using flood memory in built environment (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Bhattacharya-Mis, N., & Lamond, J. (2014, November). Towards an integrated framework for building resilience using flood memory in built environment. Paper presented at 2nd International Conference on Urban Sustainability and Resilience, London

The complexity of repeated changes in natural environment and their impact on the dynamic urban built environment setting, whether it is the primary physical impact by means of ingress of water to normally dry areas or evacuation from the forces of h... Read More about Towards an integrated framework for building resilience using flood memory in built environment.

Socio-economic complexities of flood memory in building resilience: An overview of research (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Bhattacharya-Mis, N., & Lamond, J. (2014, September). Socio-economic complexities of flood memory in building resilience: An overview of research. Paper presented at 4th International Conference on Building Resilience, Incorporating the 3rd Annual Conference of the ANDROID Disaster Resilience, Salford, United Kingdom

Shocks such as flooding are sudden events that can affect the well-being of people, whether it's a single household or business or the entire community. Repeated flood shocks is one of the least researched phenomena associated with understanding the... Read More about Socio-economic complexities of flood memory in building resilience: An overview of research.

An investigation of patterns of response and recovery among flood affected businesses in the UK: Case study in Sheffield and Wakefield (2014)
Book Chapter
Bhattacharya-Mis, N., & Lamond, J. (2014). An investigation of patterns of response and recovery among flood affected businesses in the UK: Case study in Sheffield and Wakefield. In D. Proverbs, & C. Brebbia (Eds.), Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response IV. Ashurst: WIT Press

Despite the increasing impacts of recurrent flooding, there is dearth of research involving businesses preparedness and recovery. This research therefore focused on investigating the patterns of preparedness and trends in recovery among business prop... Read More about An investigation of patterns of response and recovery among flood affected businesses in the UK: Case study in Sheffield and Wakefield.

The robustness of flood insurance regimes given changing risk resulting from climate change (2014)
Journal Article
Lamond, J., & Penning-Rowsell, E. (2014). The robustness of flood insurance regimes given changing risk resulting from climate change. Climate Risk Management, 2, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2014.03.001

The changing risk of flooding associated with climate change presents different challenges for the different flood insurance market models in use around the world, which vary in respect of consumer structure and their risk transfer mechanism. A revie... Read More about The robustness of flood insurance regimes given changing risk resulting from climate change.

The Role of Market-Based Flood Insurance in Maintaining Communities at Risk of Flooding: A SWOT Analysis (2014)
Book Chapter
Lamond, J. E. (2014). The Role of Market-Based Flood Insurance in Maintaining Communities at Risk of Flooding: A SWOT Analysis. In C. Booth, & S. Charlesworth (Eds.), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118809167.ch20

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved. Flood insurance can be seen as an alternative to massively increased investment in harder flood risk management measures, as it has the potential to mitigate the effects of flooding and maintain c... Read More about The Role of Market-Based Flood Insurance in Maintaining Communities at Risk of Flooding: A SWOT Analysis.

Balancing Flood Risk and Water Scarcity of the Asian Delta Regions (2014)
Book Chapter
Lamond, J. E. (2014). Balancing Flood Risk and Water Scarcity of the Asian Delta Regions. In C. Booth, & S. Charlesworth (Eds.), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118809167.ch28

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved. While it is noted that the effect of a changing climate will exacerbate the extreme weather conditions affecting the prevalence of floods and water scarcity, many countries are already facing a cy... Read More about Balancing Flood Risk and Water Scarcity of the Asian Delta Regions.

The Costs of Flooding on Households (2014)
Book Chapter
Joseph, R., Proverbs, D. G., Lamond, J. E., & Wassell, P. (2014). The Costs of Flooding on Households. In C. Booth, & S. Charlesworth (Eds.), Water Resources in the Built Environment – Management Issues and Solutions, (249-257). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118809167.ch19

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved. Costs associated with flooding can be categorised as tangible and intangible. The categorisation of the costs of flooding depends on factors, such as the ease of monetising the impact, when the im... Read More about The Costs of Flooding on Households.

Towards improved guidelines for drying flood-damaged buildings (2014)
Journal Article
Tagg, A., Proverbs, D., Lamond, J., Lamond, J., Proverbs, D., Escarameia, M., & Taqq, A. (2014). Towards improved guidelines for drying flood-damaged buildings. Journal of Flood Risk Management, 7(3), 195-204. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12040

In the aftermath of flood events in the UK, the insurance and the drying and repair industry are frequently criticised for the speed with which households are able to return to their homes. Delays in restoration have been attributed to lack of guidan... Read More about Towards improved guidelines for drying flood-damaged buildings.

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.

Conceptualising the benefits of green roof technology for commercial real estate owners and occupiers (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Lamond, J., Wilkinson, S., & Rose, C. (2014, January). Conceptualising the benefits of green roof technology for commercial real estate owners and occupiers. Paper presented at 20th Annual Pacific Rim Real Estate Society Conference

The benefits of Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) are increasingly being recognised in terms of reduced flood risk, reduced cost of drainage, improved water quality, lower energy use and other, less tangible aspects, such as aesthetics and amenity.... Read More about Conceptualising the benefits of green roof technology for commercial real estate owners and occupiers.

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.

Modelling green roof retrofit in the Melbourne Central Business District (2014)
Book Chapter
Wilkinson, S., Rose, C., Glenis, V., & Lamond, J. (2014). Modelling green roof retrofit in the Melbourne Central Business District. In D. Proverbs, & C. Brebbia (Eds.), Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response IV. Ashurst, UK: WIT Press

With the increasing densification in urban settlements the economic and social disruption caused by pluvial flooding events globally is significant and growing. Furthermore these problems are compounded where many cities are located in areas where cl... Read More about Modelling green roof retrofit in the Melbourne Central Business District.

The role of flood memory in the impact of repeat flooding on mental health (2014)
Book Chapter
Lamond, J. (2014). The role of flood memory in the impact of repeat flooding on mental health. In D. Proverbs, & C. Brebbia (Eds.), Flood Recovery, Innovation and Response IV. Ashurst, UK: WIT Press

A highly important but under researched impact of flood events is the long term psychological effect of the distress and trauma caused by damage and losses associated with repeated flooding of communities. As a part of the recovery process responders... Read More about The role of flood memory in the impact of repeat flooding on mental health.