Traditional Infrastructure Design Often Makes Extreme Flooding Events Worse

September 4, 2024

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Traditional Infrastructure Design Often Makes Extreme Flooding Events Worse
Presented by Michigan News

Severe weather events are increasing around the globe, and city infrastructure can’t keep up. The problem lies in traditional planning’s failure to recognize the connected nature of floods. U-M professor of civil and environmental engineering Valeriy Ivanov offers policy recommendations for better U.S. stormwater design standards and flood warning practices.

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