Abstract
Floods cause enormous damage on land and thus question the boundary between land
and water in an extreme way. As floods increase in frequency and intensity, flood risk
management must change from a resistance-based approach to a resilience approach.
Whereas land uses require robust boundaries between land and water, the changing
water system demands more flexible boundaries. This contribution discusses this
tension from a theoretical perspective of resilience and co-evolution, using a socioecological
systems approach. This offers a new perspective on the co-evolving frontier
between land and water.
and water in an extreme way. As floods increase in frequency and intensity, flood risk
management must change from a resistance-based approach to a resilience approach.
Whereas land uses require robust boundaries between land and water, the changing
water system demands more flexible boundaries. This contribution discusses this
tension from a theoretical perspective of resilience and co-evolution, using a socioecological
systems approach. This offers a new perspective on the co-evolving frontier
between land and water.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 872-883 |
| Journal | Water International |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Early online date | 10 Oct 2014 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- flood management
- flexibility
- robustness
- resilience
- co-evolution
