Hard engineering approaches have long been the focus of flood management, but is this the best way to continue? After a year of major floods around the world, Jamie Pittock (Journalist for Water21-IWA publication) looks at wether more flood control dams and levees are the answer, or whether there are other options that may help communities to better manage flood risks.
Like the Dutch approach 'live with water'. The Netherlands has moved away from 'hard' engineering approaches to managing flood risk. Read more