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  • Environmental Science
  • Risk Management
  • Urban Planning

Background:

  • Flood risk management traditionally relies on engineering resilience, focusing on technical solutions.
  • Ecological and socio-ecological resilience frameworks offer broader perspectives on human-natural system interactions.
  • Understanding these diverse resilience concepts is crucial for effective flood risk mitigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present and compare engineering, ecological, and socio-ecological resilience frameworks within flood risk management.
  • To evaluate the practical application of these resilience concepts in flood risk management strategies.
  • To identify challenges in translating socio-ecological resilience into quantifiable and actionable flood management practices.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of three resilience frameworks: engineering, ecological, and socio-ecological.
  • Case study examination from both developing and developed countries to assess practical implementation.
  • Qualitative assessment of the translation of resilience concepts into flood risk management strategies.

Main Results:

  • Engineering resilience provides valuable technical guidance but is limited in scope.
  • Socio-ecological resilience emphasizes adaptive management and long-term capacity building, integrating protection, prevention, and preparedness.
  • Case studies highlight the guidance provided by ecological and socio-ecological concepts but reveal challenges in practical application and quantification.

Conclusions:

  • Socio-ecological resilience offers a more comprehensive and adaptive approach to flood risk management compared to engineering resilience.
  • Translating socio-ecological resilience concepts into practice remains a significant challenge, partly due to difficulties in quantification.
  • Further research is needed to develop methods for quantifying socio-ecological resilience to enhance its integration into flood risk management systems.