Living with flood risk
Debate after a major flood centres on immediate recovery.It also raises fundamental questions on how communities should prepare for increased flood risk and how they might transform to cope with the battle against flooding. In this issue of Planning Theory and Practice , our Interface section explores a shift from a ‘keep flood water out’ approach towards a long-term strategy of mitigating flood risk and increasing the resilience of our communities to flooding. Rather than simply ensuring ‘community bounce back’ in the