Flood risk management through a resilience lens

• DOI: 10.1038/s43247-022-00613-4
• Publication Date: 2022-11-18T21:45:00Z
• Authors: Karin M. de Bruijn; Bramka A. Jafino; Bruno Merz; Neelke Doorn; Sally J. Priest; Ruben J. Dahm; Chris Zevenbergen; Jeroen C. J. H. A...; Tina Comes
• Keywords: Vulnerability; Flood risk management; Resilience; Social vulnerability

To prevent floods from becoming disasters, social vulnerability must be integrated into flood risk management. We advocate that the welfare of different societal groups should included by adding recovery capacity, impacts beyond-design events, and distributional impacts. This Comment advocates