CIV8520 : Introduction to Flood Risk Management

Summary Aims of flood risk management. SPR characterisation of flood risk. Flood risk management process. Flood management as changing risks. The principles of flood management: managing all floods and not just some, designing for failure. Preparedness, managing events and recovery. Catchment and coastal management - institutions, institutional boundaries, interventions, funding, integrating catchment management into wider national and regional policies. Tiered management frameworks. Integrated catchment management through multi- functional options - wetlands, dams, river restoration. Conflicts between functions. From a problem orientated approach to an approach based on identifying the opportunities for enhancing the functioning of the catchment.