Review of the concept of flood resilience

Evidence review of the concept of flood resilience.

From:
Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
25 February 2021
Category:
Increasing resilience to flooding
Topics:
Community participation, Community response and resilience, Resilience planning, Understanding physical processes
Project status:
Completed
Project code:
FD2716
Date of completion:
31 March 2020

Documents

Evidence review of the concept of flood resilience - final report (648 KB) PDF

Evidence review of the concept of flood resilience - appendix 1 (1 MB) PDF

Role of flood risk management assets in Flood Resilience - appendix 2 (357 KB) PDF

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Details

Background

The government plans to improve the long-term resilience of:

  • homes
  • businesses
  • infrastructure
  • the environment

It also plans to reduce harm from natural hazards, including flooding and coastal erosion. It wants to help people to continue to live well in their homes by preparing and being ready for floods.

Approach

The project reviewed five approaches for defining and conceptualising flood and coastal erosion resilience.

The review concludes with a list of recommendations and actions required for taking forward a flood resilience approach, and describes what a definition of resilience should include.

The project started in 2019 and completed in 2020 at a cost of £67,980

Published 25 February 2021
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