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Community input strengthens urban flood adaptation model
Source: Phys.org · Published
Urban flooding causes significant social, environmental and economic losses every year. In Baltimore, those losses have increased in frequency and intensity since flooding records began in 1748 and are expected to continue doing so as the climate changes. Traditional flood prevention approaches, which use concrete and other impervious surfaces to direct flow, often fail in urban settings because…
Key points
- Urban flooding causes significant social, environmental and economic losses every year.
- In Baltimore, those losses have increased in frequency and intensity since flooding records began in 1748 and are expected to continue doing so as the climate changes.
- Traditional flood prevention approaches, which use concrete and other impervious surfaces to direct flow, often fail in urban settings because…
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