%0 Thesis
%9 Master
%A Restemeyer, Britta
%D 2012
%F theses_frw:480
%T Flood resilient cities? Resilience strategies in flood risk management and urban planning - a case study on Hamburg
%U https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/480/
%X Globally, the number of damaging flood events has increased throughout the last century. Climate change is likely to add to future flood risk. Particularly cities are at risk. They accommodate a multitude of people, businesses and ecosystems. The global trend of continuous urban growth and a lack of conscientious planning exacerbate urban vulnerability towards flooding.    Traditional flood control measures may not guarantee absolute safety. A risk-based approach that takes the possibility of a flood event into account is increasingly asked for. The concept of resilience, when applied to cities and flooding, is such an approach.     This thesis improves the understanding of a flood resilient city, and develops a framework how to assess flood resilience strategies in cities. It is tested in a case study on Hamburg. Recommendations for an adaptive process model as well as flexible and robust measures and policy instruments are derived.