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Five Feet High and Rising : Cities and Flooding in the 21st Century

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dc.contributor.authorLamond, Jessica
dc.contributor.authorJha, Abhas
dc.contributor.authorBloch, Robin
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharya, Namrata
dc.contributor.authorLopez, Ana
dc.contributor.authorPapachristodoulou, Nikolaos
dc.contributor.authorBird, Alan
dc.contributor.authorProverbs, David
dc.contributor.authorDavies, John
dc.contributor.authorBarker, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:02:00Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:02:00Z
dc.date.issued2011-05-01
dc.description.abstractUrban flooding is an increasingly important issue. Disaster statistics appear to show flood events are becoming more frequent, with medium-scale events increasing fastest. The impact of flooding is driven by a combination of natural and human-induced factors. As recent flood events in Pakistan, Brazil, Sri Lanka and Australia show, floods can occur in widespread locations and can sometimes overwhelm even the best prepared countries and cities. There are known and tested measures for urban flood risk management, typically classified as structural or engineered measures, and non-structural, management techniques. A combination of measures to form an integrated management approach is most likely to be successful in reducing flood risk. In the short term and for developing countries in particular, the factors affecting exposure and vulnerability are increasing at the fastest rate as urbanization puts more people and more assets at risk. In the longer term, however, climate scenarios are likely to be one of the most important drivers of future changes in flood risk. Due to the large uncertainties in projections of climate change, adaptation to the changing risk needs to be flexible to a wide range of future scenarios and to be able to cope with potentially large changes in sea level, rainfall intensity and snowmelt. Climate uncertainty and budgetary, institutional and practical constraints are likely to lead to a combining of structural and non-structural measures for urban flood risk management, and arguably, to a move away from what is sometimes an over-reliance on hard-engineered defenses and toward more adaptable and incremental non-structural solutions.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110503095951
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5648
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3412
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5648
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADAPTATION
dc.subjectAEROSOLS
dc.subjectAFFECTED COUNTRY
dc.subjectAFFECTED PEOPLE
dc.subjectAFFECTED POPULATIONS
dc.subjectANNUAL MEAN TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectARTIFICIAL DRAINAGE
dc.subjectAVALANCHE
dc.subjectBASINS
dc.subjectCARBON MONOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON MONOXIDE POISONING
dc.subjectCENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectCLASSIFICATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectCLIMATES
dc.subjectCOAST
dc.subjectCOASTAL AREAS
dc.subjectCOASTAL EROSION
dc.subjectCOASTAL STORMS
dc.subjectCOASTS
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectCONTINGENCY PLANNING
dc.subjectCONTINGENCY PLANS
dc.subjectCONVEYANCE
dc.subjectCONVEYANCE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCRED
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectDAMAGES
dc.subjectDAMS
dc.subjectDATA SOURCES
dc.subjectDEATH RATES
dc.subjectDEVASTATION
dc.subjectDISASTER
dc.subjectDISASTER RECOVERY
dc.subjectDISASTER REDUCTION
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK
dc.subjectDISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDISCHARGE
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectDRAINAGE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDROUGHT EVENTS
dc.subjectDROUGHTS
dc.subjectDRY SPELLS
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectEFFECT OF SEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectEFFECTS ON HEALTH
dc.subjectEMERGENCY PLANNING
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGY OF DISASTERS
dc.subjectEVACUATION
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectEXTREME RAINFALL
dc.subjectEXTREME RAINFALL EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subjectFAMINE
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFIRE
dc.subjectFLOOD
dc.subjectFLOOD CONTROL
dc.subjectFLOOD DAMAGE
dc.subjectFLOOD DAMAGES
dc.subjectFLOOD DEFENSES
dc.subjectFLOOD EVENTS
dc.subjectFLOOD HAZARD
dc.subjectFLOOD INSURANCE
dc.subjectFLOOD LOSSES
dc.subjectFLOOD MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFLOOD MITIGATION
dc.subjectFLOOD PLAINS
dc.subjectFLOOD PRONE AREAS
dc.subjectFLOOD RISK
dc.subjectFLOOD WATERS
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFLOODPLAINS
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFLOODWATER
dc.subjectFLOODWATERS
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFUTURE ADAPTATION
dc.subjectGEOLOGICAL SURVEY
dc.subjectGLOBAL FACILITY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION
dc.subjectGLOBAL MEAN PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectGROUND WATER
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectHEAT
dc.subjectHEAT WAVE
dc.subjectHEAT WAVES
dc.subjectHOT AIR
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN INTERVENTION
dc.subjectHURRICANE
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE COMPANY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION
dc.subjectLAND COVER
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectLAND SUBSIDENCE
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLANDSLIDES
dc.subjectMEAN SEA LEVEL
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNATURAL HAZARDS
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPREDICTABILITY
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRAINFALL EVENTS
dc.subjectRAINFALL RUNOFF
dc.subjectRECEIVING WATERS
dc.subjectRECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectREGIONAL CHANGES
dc.subjectREGIONAL CLIMATE
dc.subjectREGIONAL CLIMATE PROJECTIONS
dc.subjectRESERVOIRS
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL AREAS
dc.subjectRESTORATION
dc.subjectRISK ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectRISK REDUCTION
dc.subjectRIVER
dc.subjectRIVER DELTAS
dc.subjectRIVERINE
dc.subjectRUNOFF
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectSEARCH AND RESCUE
dc.subjectSEDIMENTS
dc.subjectSLUM
dc.subjectSLUMS
dc.subjectSPATIAL EXTENT
dc.subjectSPATIAL SCALE
dc.subjectSTAGNANT WATER
dc.subjectSTORM
dc.subjectSTORM SEWERS
dc.subjectSTORM SURGE
dc.subjectSTORMS
dc.subjectSTREAM
dc.subjectSUMMER HEAT WAVE
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONE
dc.subjectTROPICAL PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectTROPICAL STORM
dc.subjectTYPHOON
dc.subjectURBAN HEAT
dc.subjectURBAN HEAT ISLANDS
dc.subjectVEGETATION
dc.subjectWARNING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER HOLDING CAPACITY
dc.subjectWATERSHED
dc.subjectWATERSHED CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectWATERWAYS
dc.subjectWEATHER EVENT
dc.subjectWEATHER EXTREMES
dc.subjectWETLANDS
dc.titleFive Feet High and Rising : Cities and Flooding in the 21st Centuryen
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okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.topicWater Resources::Wetlands
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