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Flood‐resilient urban parks: Toward a framework
Author(s) -
Le To Quyen,
Devisch Oswald,
Trinh Tu Anh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/area.12543
Subject(s) - flood myth , urbanization , flooding (psychology) , environmental planning , conceptual framework , environmental resource management , flood mitigation , process (computing) , geography , environmental science , sociology , computer science , economic growth , archaeology , psychology , social science , economics , psychotherapist , operating system
Coastal cities are increasingly suffering from flooding events. At the same time, these cities are experiencing a process of rapid urbanisation. This paper introduces “flood‐resilient urban parks” as a strategy to address both challenges. It presents a working definition and proposes a conceptual framework to start developing such parks.
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