Chan, FKS, Adekola, O, Mitchell, G et al. (2 more authors) (2013) Towards sustainable flood risk management in the Chinese coastal mega-cities: A case study of practice in the Pearl River Delta. Irrigation and Drainage, 62 (4). 501 - 509. ISSN 1531-0353
Abstract
This article analyses the current flood risk management practices in the Pearl River Delta (PRD), China. In the next four decades, 120 million people are expected to live in the region, which currently covers 11 major cities, and includes the coastal megacities formed by Hong Kong and Shenzhen. These populous low-lying coastal cities experience emerging flood risk from (i) intense precipitation, (ii) storm surges, (iii) global sea level rise and (iv) rapid urbanization in the flood-prone areas. These have major economic, social and ecological impacts and have made it imperative to adopt a sustainable flood risk management strategy to mitigate these risks. This research uses the case study in Tai O and Shenzhen River sites from Hong Kong and Shenzhen where in-depth discussions were held with various stakeholders to overview and understand current constraints to realizing sustainable flood risk management (SFRM). The outcome shows the authorities have realized the importance of SFRM and climate change adaptation strategies. They seek further improvement in managing flood risk and preparing for unpredictable climatic regimes in both megacities, and by extension comparable urbanizing coastal cities in the PRD and East Asia.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Changement climatique; Climate change; Élévation du niveau marin; Flood risk and sustainable flood risk management strategy; Risques d'inondation et stratégie de gestion durable des risques d'inondation; Sea-level rise |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 14 Nov 2014 10:55 |
Last Modified: | 14 Nov 2014 11:03 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ird.1733 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/ird.1733 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:81205 |