Developing a Sustainable Flood Risk Appraisal (SFRA) Framework for the Pearl River Delta

Faith ka Shun Chan; Gordon Mitchell; Xiaotao Cheng; Olalekan Adekola; Adrian Mcdonald

doi:10.1177/0975425313510770

Developing a Sustainable Flood Risk Appraisal (SFRA) Framework for the Pearl River Delta

Faith ka Shun Chan^*
, Gordon Mitchell
, Xiaotao Cheng
, Olalekan Adekola
, Adrian Mcdonald

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Intensive storms enhanced flooding is fast emerging as one of the biggest threats to urbanization in Asia. The need to manage this risk is critical for achieving a sustainable growth pattern. The authors study the Pearl River Delta (PRD) and propose a generic sustainable flood risk appraisal (SFRA) framework that can be used to benchmark flood risk management (FRM) practice against sustainability objectives. The framework addresses social, environmental and economic concerns, and further illustrates that climate change and governance are two main drivers to achieving sustainability in FRM. This article further explains how the template could be of value in recuperating the FRM practices in the PRD.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	301-323
Number of pages	23
Journal	Environment and Urbanization ASIA
Volume	4
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0975425313510770
Publication status	Published - Sept 2013

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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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Pearl River Delta
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