A growing number of people and buildings of all types are threatened by flooding. If trends in climate change continue as predicted, the risk to property and livelihoods will only increase.
We believe that we can continue to live close to water and enjoy its proximity safely, by successfully managing the risk of flooding happening in the first place, and seeking to minimise the consequences when it does take place. This will involve maintaining adequate flood defences, and choosing appropriate areas for development through the planning system, as well as integrating design-lead solutions to new buildings and the surrounding developments.
Therefore we have looked to uncover the opportunities as well as threats posed by flooding, and have sought to develop fresh, innovative approaches to designing for flood risk.
Further information on flooding and design:
Flooding explained: cause and effect|
RIBA Publications
Living with Water
Building Futures' look at the future links between flood risk and development opportunity in the Thames Estuary (2007)
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Flooding Design Guide
An RIBA guide to designing with flood risk in mind, covering the key principles, design solutions and best practice examples (2009)
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Case studies|
Organisations and links to further information|