Flood Resilience and Adaptation in the Built Environment: How Far along Are We?

Simona Mannucci, Federica Rosso, Alessandro D’Amico, Gabriele Bernardini and Michele Morganti
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Simona Mannucci: SOS Urban Lab, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy
Federica Rosso: SOS Urban Lab, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy
Alessandro D’Amico: Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy
Gabriele Bernardini: Department of Construction, Civil Engineering and Architecture (DICEA), Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Michele Morganti: SOS Urban Lab, Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 7, 1-22

Abstract: Cities are experiencing an increased rate of climate-related extreme events threats derived from climate change. Floods are one of the most challenging issues to address to reduce damages and losses in urban areas. Building resilience through adaptation to these changing conditions has become a common goal for different disciplines involving planning for the future. Adaptation planning is widely recognized as generally applicable to any field. However, there are current limitations to overcome for architectural and urban planning to switch from theory to practice. This paper proposes a critical overview of literature works on flood mitigative strategies and adaptive approaches considering uncertainties, linking strategies for the Built Environment (BE) to mitigate the effects of floods, and operative frameworks to pursue adaptation under changing environmental conditions. The literature selection accounts for the pivotal components of the BE: open spaces (OSs), buildings, and users. Next, we provide an overview of the most relevant adaptive methodologies that have emerged in literature, and, lastly, the planning strategies are discussed, considering the climate-related uncertainties that might undermine the effectiveness of the designed action. The present paper aimed to provide a contribution to the discussion regarding the necessity of making architectural and urban planning adaptive, providing a base for future studies for operative adaptation.

Keywords: urban resilience; built environment; climate change; adaptive planning; urban floods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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