Abstract
This study assesses how many people in urban areas are at risk from 'pluvial' flooding – surface water accumulating from the result of intense rainfall. It also explores how socially deprived areas are at slightly higher risk of pluvial flooding.
The report:
- explores existing knowledge around flooding and how it has moved up the policy agenda in recent years;
- outlines the risks posed by flooding;
- examines who are vulnerable, and the proportion of the urban population living in risky areas, such as those at street level or below;
- shows how national population growth has the potential to put around three times more people at risk from pluvial flooding by 2050 than climate change; and
- concludes that adaptation responses need to be developed at local levels, and that local authorities have a pivotal role to play in leading on surface water management.
The report:
- explores existing knowledge around flooding and how it has moved up the policy agenda in recent years;
- outlines the risks posed by flooding;
- examines who are vulnerable, and the proportion of the urban population living in risky areas, such as those at street level or below;
- shows how national population growth has the potential to put around three times more people at risk from pluvial flooding by 2050 than climate change; and
- concludes that adaptation responses need to be developed at local levels, and that local authorities have a pivotal role to play in leading on surface water management.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | York |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation |
| Commissioning body | Joseph Rowntree Foundation |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781859358634 |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Nov 2011 |
