ABSTRACT

Flood risk management will no doubt bene¥t from this collection of chapters from researchers, practitioners, and policy makers on various aspects of Ÿooding. The twenty-¥ve chapters in this book have examined four key themes pertaining to Ÿooding: impacts (Chapters 2 through 6), recovery and repair (Chapters 7 through 11),

26.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 353 26.2 An Overview of the Lessons Learned .......................................................... 353 26.3 Conclusion .................................................................................................... 356

mitigation and adaptation (Chapters 12 through 19), and community perspectives (Chapters 20 through 25). All have been examined within the context of the built environment.