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Flood Resilience in Urban and Rural Communities

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2024) | Viewed by 7797

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Tsunhua Yang

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Department of Civil Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu City 300093, Taiwan
Interests: disaster mitigation; flood modeling; IoT; early warning systems; flood damage; emergency response
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Dr. Tran Van Ty

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Faculty of Water Resource Engineering, College of Engineering, Can Tho University, Can Tho 94115, Vietnam
Interests: water resources engineering and management; environmental engineering; watershed management; coastal engineering; climate change and water; applied and computational mathematics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Floods are the most frequent type of natural disaster and are often caused by heavy rainfall, rapid snowmelt, or a storm surge from a tropical cyclone or tsunami in coastal areas. Flood resilience in urban and rural communities refers to the ability of cities and rural areas at community level to withstand, adapt to, and recover from flooding events. It is recognised as an important means of reducing the impact of floods, protecting the environment, and enhancing the overall well-being and sustainability of their residents. Flood resilience measures can include both structural and non-structural approaches. Structural measures involve the construction of physical infrastructure, such as flood walls, levees, and stormwater management systems, to control or redirect floodwaters. Non-structural measures focus on policies, regulations, planning practices, flood forecasting and warning, and disaster prevention, preparedness and response mechanisms that aim to minimize flood risks, improve emergency response systems, and promote sustainable land use. As climate change intensifies, the frequency and severity of floods are projected to increase in many regions. Enhancing flood resilience helps communities to adapt to these changing conditions and minimize the risks posed by climate-related flooding. This Special Issue intends to shed new light on new ideas and advanced technologies that deserve more comprehensive study in order to advance flood resilience at community level.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:

  • Effectiveness of flood mitigation measures;
  • Social and economic aspects of flood resilience;
  • Climate change and future flood resilience;
  • Natural and nature-based solutions for flood resilience;
  • Evaluation of flood warning systems and emergency response;
  • Community engagement and participatory approaches in flood resilience.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Tsunhua Yang
Dr. Tran Van Ty
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • flood
  • disaster
  • risk
  • climate change
  • resilience

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The Mitigating Efficacy of Multi-Functional Storage Spaces in Alleviating Urban Floods across Diverse Rainfall Scenarios
by Yuyan Fan, Haijun Yu, Sijing He, Chengguang Lai, Xiangyang Li and Xiaotian Jiang
Sustainability 2024, 16(15), 6417; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16156417 - 26 Jul 2024
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With accelerated urbanization and escalating severity and frequency of extreme precipitation events, urban flooding has become increasingly prevalent, posing significant threats to human life and economic well-being. Given the scarcity of land resources, the integration of flood mitigation measures into public spaces, particularly [...] Read more.
With accelerated urbanization and escalating severity and frequency of extreme precipitation events, urban flooding has become increasingly prevalent, posing significant threats to human life and economic well-being. Given the scarcity of land resources, the integration of flood mitigation measures into public spaces, particularly in the form of multi-functional storage spaces (MFSs), emerges as an effective strategy for rainwater retention. To assess the efficacy of MFS, a coupled modeling framework, comprising the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) and the LISFLOOD-FP hydrodynamic model, was employed in the study. Under rainstorms of varying design characterized by diverse return periods and peak rainfall intensity locations, the study simulated and compared the performance of low-impact-development (LID) strategies, MFS, and a combined approach utilizing both LID and MFS (ALL). The findings indicate that the performance of these strategies significantly varies under diverse rainfall intensity and peak coefficients. Specifically, as the return period increases, the reduction rates of the three projects gradually diminish. For lower return periods (P ≤ 10), the order of reduction effectiveness was LID < MFS < ALL; whereas, for higher return periods (P ≥ 20), the order was LID < ALL < MFS. LID exhibited superior performance under low return periods with an early-peak-rainfall position, and under high return periods with a mid-peak position. MFS and the ALL approach achieved the most significant reduction effects under early-peak-rainfall positions. LID may introduce uncertainties into the performance of MFS during rainfall events with higher return periods and peak coefficients. The outcomes of this research offer valuable technical insights that can inform urban planning strategies and enhance the design of flood mitigation measures in urban environments. Full article
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Resilient Urban Flood Management: A Multi-Objective Assessment of Mitigation Strategies
by Stefan Reinstaller, Fabian Funke, Albert Willhelm König, Markus Pichler, Manfred Kleidorfer and Dirk Muschalla
Sustainability 2024, 16(10), 4123; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16104123 - 14 May 2024
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This study employs a comprehensive multi-objective efficiency index (EI) to assess urban flood mitigation strategies. The EI enables the simple interpretation of a mitigation strategy’s efficiency with a value range between −1 (low efficiency) and 1 (high efficiency), which represents a practical communication [...] Read more.
This study employs a comprehensive multi-objective efficiency index (EI) to assess urban flood mitigation strategies. The EI enables the simple interpretation of a mitigation strategy’s efficiency with a value range between −1 (low efficiency) and 1 (high efficiency), which represents a practical communication tool for decision makers, engineers, and researchers. This was tested at the study site of Feldbach (Austria) with an integrated 1D–2D urban flood model and a distributed hydrological model. A total of 112 scenarios were analysed for six mitigation strategies, which were built from three future challenge scenarios, two observed heavy storm events, and two hydrological pre-conditions. For the given study site, the analysis identifies mitigation strategies implemented in rural boundary areas as the most effective. A novel aspect of this study is the consideration of the urban water balance change, highlighting its impact on the EI. The analysis highlights the importance of analysing each relevant process separately to determine the EI in order to understand why a mitigation strategy is more or less efficient. Full article
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Revisiting Urban Resilience: A Systematic Review of Multiple-Scale Urban Form Indicators in Flood Resilience Assessment
by Mahmoud Mabrouk, Haoying Han, Mahran Gamal N. Mahran, Karim I. Abdrabo and Ahmed Yousry
Sustainability 2024, 16(12), 5076; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16125076 - 14 Jun 2024
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Despite the increasing number of flood studies, the interrelationships between urban form indices (UFIs) and flood resilience (FR) have received little attention and hold miscellaneous perspectives. Consequentially, this study identifies how UFIs at various spatial scales affect FR by synthesizing article findings and [...] Read more.
Despite the increasing number of flood studies, the interrelationships between urban form indices (UFIs) and flood resilience (FR) have received little attention and hold miscellaneous perspectives. Consequentially, this study identifies how UFIs at various spatial scales affect FR by synthesizing article findings and proposing insights for future research. Scientometric analysis has been used to analyze the gathered peer-reviewed articles from nine research engines without time restrictions. One hundred and eighteen relevant articles were included and thoroughly investigated using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol. Our findings indicate that divergent and dialectical perspectives about the efficacy of UFIs are due to multiple disciplines, methodologies, and different case study contexts. The included studies were classified according to urban scale as macro (citywide), meso (districts), micro (block), and multi-scalar analysis by 80.5%, 6.8%, 10.2%, and 2.4%, respectively. Furthermore, the included studies were categorized based on analysis type into realistic case studies, literature reviews, modeling, and hybrid analysis, with 74.6%, 7.6%, 14.4%, and 3.4%, respectively. At the macroscale, city density and spatial distribution degree have the most significant effect on FR. At the same time, mixed uses, connectivity, coverage ratio, block arrangements, and street characteristics are on the meso and micro scales. Further studies on the trade-offs and commonality between UFIs, FR, and overall urban resilience are required to shape climate-adaptive, sustainable communities. Full article
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