BACA Architects, in collaboration with GHK and the University of Wolverhampton, were commissioned by the World Bank to produce a Global Handbook on Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management.
The handbook is an operational guide for decision makers and technical specialists, specifically in the metropolitan areas, cities and towns of developing countries. It enables them to take effective steps to manage the risks of urban flooding in their areas as these settlements undergo urbanisation and grapple with the impacts of climate change.
The handbook provides illustrations of a range of measures that have been developed around the world, from conventional techniques to innovative physical and digital technology.
The handbook also aims to help decision makers reduce flood risk and manage the impacts of climate change, through positive and responsible measures, without entirely discouraging development.
BACA's illustrations set out flood risk measures at four scales: regional, city, neighbourhood and building.
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