Flood Resilience of Critical Buildings: Assessment Methods and Tools

Escarameia, M. and Tagg, A. (2021) Flood Resilience of Critical Buildings: Assessment Methods and Tools. In: Climate Resilient Urban Areas - Governance, design and development in coastal delta cities. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 67-83. ISBN 978-3-030-57537-3 (eBook), 978-3-030-57536-6 (hardcover)

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Abstract

Within the context of urban flood risk management, this chapter focuses on the vulnerability assessment and improvement of flood performance of buildings, in particular those that perform essential functions-designated as critical buildings. Three methods are presented as part of a framework for the assessment of building flood vulnerability and resilience. The first method (the "Quick Scan") is a "first pass", simple method to identify the assets most at risk of flood damage and easiest to tackle, leading to cost-effective interventions. The second method provides the necessary information and tools for selection and evaluation of flood resilient options for critical buildings while the third method (the Individual Building flood damage Tool, or IBT) allows detailed estimation of the extent of damage.

Item Type: Book Section
Additional Information: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-57537-3 Series ISSN: 2523-8124
Subjects: Floods > General
Divisions: Floods
Depositing User: Helen Stevenson
Date Deposited: 13 Jan 2021 15:46
Last Modified: 13 Jan 2021 15:46
URI: http://eprints.hrwallingford.com/id/eprint/1465

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