FLOOD-PRONE URBAN PARKS: LINKING FLOOD ADAPTATION AND RISK AWARENESS

Abstract

Considering that fluvial floods can be viewed in a more positive light (regarding in particular their sensitization potential), this paper explores the capacity of urban design to tackle floods in a different way. To this end, we conducted a multiple-case study, comprising three Iberian flood-adapted urban parks, in whose design human-river dynamics were diversely considered. The study indicates that the incorporation of floods among the issues to be dealt with through design may allow the resulting park to eventually ‘welcome floods’.