Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Flooding is the natural hazard with the greatest economic and social impact in the ...
Urban flooding is one of the most frequent and economically damaging natural hazards worldwide. With rapid urbanisation, growing exposure of assets in ...
Over the past decade, cities around the world have increasingly turned to nature-based infrastructure to become more ...
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Flood literacy gaps persist as nature-based solutions prove effective against increasing water events
For decades, flooding has remained one of the most destructive and deadly natural disasters in the United States, causing an average of $8 billion in damages and nearly 90 deaths each year. Subscribe ...
As the rain came down in sheets one summer afternoon late last month, Thomas Baranowski was sitting on the back porch of his Garfield Ridge home when his wife, Rose, stepped outside. “‘Oh come on, you ...
Exclusive: 839,000 homes in urban areas face threat of surface-water flooding, with social housing tenants most vulnerable to costs ...
DAYTONA BEACH — Just a few weeks before the 2026 hurricane season begins, residents and business owners in the low-lying Midtown and Fairway Estates neighborhoods got some of the worst news they could ...
PORT ORANGE — Kandi Hall has been living in the Sleepy Hollow neighborhood in Port Orange for only two years, but it has been enough time for her to learn that flooding is a significant problem in her ...
Suggested Citation: "1 Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Framing the Challenge of Urban Flooding in the United States. Washington, DC: The National ...
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