Flood resilience requires more than concrete walls

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Research shows ensuring businesses and communities know what local flood risks they face can boost resilience, writes Sara Mehryar at LSE's Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

When it comes to bolstering community resilience in flood-prone communities, building public awareness is at least as important as flood defences. New research, based on interviews and mind mapping of...

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