Research
Shaping resilience through collaborative research
Working collaboratively with colleagues, fellow industry academics, universities and non-profit organisations, we’re highlighting significant research papers, reports and technical guidance documents that are helping to shape the way we build resilience to climate change.
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Can we still predict the future from the past? Implementing non-stationary flood frequency analysis in the UK
- Contribution by:Faulkner, D., Warren, S.
- Publish date:03.12.2019
This paper calls for the adoption of a new approach to flood frequency analysis when planning and designing defences. The publication of this guidance led to a national-scale project, completed in 2020.
- Tags: Flood Resilience Hydrology
- Published by:Journal of Flood Risk Management
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Culvert, Screen and Outfall Manual
- Contribution by:Benn, J., Kitchen, A., Fosbeary, C., Faulkner, D., Hemsworth, M.
- Publish date:01.12.2019
This manual adopts a whole life approach to the design and operation of culverts, screens and outfalls. The Culvert, Screen and Outfall Manual is for use in all the nations of the UK and has sections relevant to designers, managers and asset owners.
- Tags: Asset Management Flood Resilience
- Published by:CIRIA
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Modelling the clustering of extreme events for short-term risk assessment
- Contribution by:Lamb, R.
- Publish date:28.08.2019
This research addresses an important question: how much more likely are we to see another flood in the aftermath of a flood?
- Tags: Flood Resilience Hydrology
- Published by:Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics