Floods are particularly problematic in urban areas as they potentially affect large numbers of people and damage to public infrastructure and private property can be significant. Flood resilience is therefore an important objective for cities and ideally implemented in a way that uses other environmental resources sustainably and efficiently. This study develops a Resource Nexus based flood resilience index which evaluates?key resilience factors such as risk, resistance and recovery, while also exploring?the ways in which?infrastructure and technology?can?optimise?strategies for?flood?mitigation. Through its integration of?the Resource Nexus, the?index?considers?the critical?interconnections between water, energy, and land resources to enhance resilience planning.?Ultimately, this research intends to equip?policymakers and practitioners with a?comprehensive tool?to strengthen flood resilience in urban regions.?
This project is funded by German Academic Exchange Service in the context of the EPOS ¨C NEXtra project (Development Oriented Postgraduate Study Programmes ¨C Resource Nexus for Sustainability Transformations).
