2024/03/17 by Malini Roy, Sierra Woodruff, Sara Meerow +3
Engineering · Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #Disaster Management and Resilience #Flood Risk Assessment and Management #Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
paper · pdf · doi:10.1177/0739456x241236486
openalex publication_date 2024/03/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Urban flood resilience is a function of the collective intent of all planning efforts or network of plans. Yet, most studies focus on single plan types; it is unclear whether plans work cohesively. We asked to what extent do networks of plans uniformly foster resilience to flooding. We adapted plan quality evaluation methodology to evaluate four cities’ networks of plans. All four networks uniformly state goals, including flood resilience and sustainability goals, but exclude details on flood exposure and vulnerability. Moreover, all four networks lack implementation guidelines. We identify opportunities for more integrated planning to tackle flooding and climate change.