Author(s): Calvin Kim; June Lin; Peter Stones
Linked Author(s): Calvin Kim
Keywords: Flood resilience Flood management Nature-based solution Structural and non-structural measures Best practices Adaptive governance Climate change adaptation
Abstract: This paper investigates flood resilience approaches and strategies presented in the publicly available guidelines in the Netherlands, the United States, and Japan, highlighting the potential best practices. The Netherlands' Delta Programme emphasizes adaptive management, collaborative governance, and "Building with Nature" principles. The United States focuses on state-level regulations and city-specific initiatives, such as Boston's Climate Ready Boston and New York City's Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency, integrating flood resilience into urban planning. Tokyo employs a comprehensive approach combining structural measures, such as regulating reservoirs and elevated seawalls, with non-structural solutions like early warning systems and public awareness campaigns. By comparing these diverse strategies with regards to the five key topics of communicating flood risks, diversity of flood adaptation measures, plan for recoverability, technology and data utilization, and stakeholder collaboration and governance, this paper identifies effective practices and attributes that can be globally adapted into flood resilience guidelines.
Year: 2025