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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Enhanced surface water flood forecasts: User-led development and testing
- Contribution by:Shelton, K.L., Rabb, B., Lamb, R., Hunter, N.
- Publish date:27.01.2021
This paper describes the new surface water flood forecasting products that were created as part of the co-led JBA and University of Leeds iCASP project. The paper also details how the products were tested in a realistic scenario in a workshop attended by a variety of stakeholders including Met Office and Environment Agency personnel, local councils, water companies and flood wardens.
- Tags: Flood Resilience
- Published by:Journal of Flood Risk Management
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Rapid evidence assessment of non-stationarity in sources of UK flooding
- Contribution by:Faulkner, D., Luxford, F.
- Publish date:01.11.2020
JBA led this Environment Agency-funded evidence review, which is accompanied by another report giving recommendations for future research.
- Tags: Flood Resilience Hydrology
- Published by:Environment Agency
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Rethinking data-driven decision support in flood risk management for a big data age
- Contribution by:Lamb, R., Hankin, B.
- Publish date:11.08.2020
This paper examines the potential of a data-driven approach to support decision-making in flood risk management, with the goal of investigating a suitable software architecture. The key contribution is a cloud-based data hypercube that achieves the desired level of integration of highly complex data.
- Tags: Flood Resilience
- Published by:Journal of Flood Risk Management
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Property flood resilience – Scottish baseline study
- Contribution by:Pettit, A.
- Publish date:26.06.2020
This study provides a baseline best estimate of the potential for PFR in Scotland and current uptake.
- Tags: Flood Resilience
- Published by:ClimateXChange
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Reservoir flood estimation: the way ahead
- Contribution by:Faulkner, D., Benn, J.
- Publish date:04.12.2019
This paper calls for a comprehensive update to hydrological procedures used for the design and assessment of dam spillways and led to a national research project which was completed in 2022.
- Tags: Asset Management Hydrology
- Published by:Dams and Reservoirs
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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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Models of everywhere revisited: A technological perspective
- Contribution by:Lamb, R., Hankin, B., Hunter, N.
- Publish date:27.09.2019
This paper discusses how technology may help achieve the goal of models of everywhere, models of everything and models at all times, being constantly re-evaluated against the most current evidence.
- Tags: Environmental Modelling
- Published by:Environmental Modelling & Software
