The Value of Urban Flood Modeling

Floods are important disturbances to urban socio-eco-technical systems and their meteorological drivers projected increase through the century due global climate change. Urban flood models numerical that have capability of representing features ecosystems mechanisms flooding impact them. They potential play a critical role in risk assessment, operational response, resilience planning, but existing remain limited represent integrated processes areas provide credible quantitative information needed support assessment practice. Research advance model development, facilitate intensive watershed monitoring for parameterization validation, collaboration between researchers practitioners should be prioritized. This will substantial, expensive effort, still great value as cities faced with urgent challenges posed by change coming decades.