Overcoming uncertainty and barriers to adoption of Blue-Green Infrastructure for urban flood risk management

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 11, Issue , 2018, Pages S960-S972

  Thorne, C R ^a   Lawson, E C ^a   Ozawa, C ^b   Hamlin, S L ^b   Smith, L A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Best management practices; blue green cities; confidence; sustainable drainage systems; uncertainty; urban flood risk management

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; FLOOD; INFRASTRUCTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

OREGON; PORTLAND [OREGON]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84948808159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfr3.12218     Document Type: Article

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