Brief summary

The FloodResilienCity project aims to integrate the increasing demand for housing and other buildings in urban areas with the increasing need for more and better flood risk management measures in North West European cities.

Demographic resettlement and increasing populations in North West European countries has resulted in pressure on cities to build more houses. Furthermore commerce and industry constantly increase the need for building in and around cities. Conflicts can arise between urbanisation and flood risks in particular in cities.

Recent floods in European cities have shown that most cities (authorities, businesses and inhabitants alike) are insufficiently engaged in or aware of or prepared for the actual flood risks. Due to climate change the flood risks will increase further. Therefore conventional flood protection on which we have been so reliant is likely to be inadequate and unsustainable in the future. Integrated, adaptable and flexible solutions are needed to allow for climate uncertainty.

FloodResilienCity wants to turn the problem into a positive opportunity for the further development of cities in North West Europe. More room for city and water resulting in multiple benefits and a more attractive city to work and live in.

The project is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund
  

Start date

01-05-2007

Finish date

30-04-2013

Organisations involved

1. Directoraat-Generaal Rijkswaterstaat - Programmadirectie Ruimte voor de Rivier [NL]
2. Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij (VMM) [BE]
3. Les Grands Lacs de Seine (I.I.B.R.B.S) [FR]
4. Ville d'Orléans [FR]
5. Communauté d'agglomération Orléans - Val de Loire [FR]
6. Département du Loiret [FR]
7. Ecole des Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris - EIVP [FR]
8. Stadtwerke Mainz AG [DE]
9. Dublin City Council [IE]
10. City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council [UK]
11. University of Sheffield [UK]

Contact

John Blanksby, University of Sheffield

URL

http://www.floodresiliencity.eu/en/about/aim/