Preface for special section on flood modeling and resilience

作     者：Jing-ming Hou Qiu-hua Liang Gang Wang Reinhard Hinkelmann 

作者机构：Institute of Water Resources and Hydro-Electric EngineeringXi'an University of Technology State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic EngineeringHohai University School of EngineeringNewcastle UniversityNewcastle upon TyneNEI 7RUUK Chair of Water Resources Management and Modeling of HydrosystemsTechnische Universitt Berlin 

出 版 物：《Water Science and Engineering》 (水科学与水工程（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第10卷第4期

页      面：265-266页

核心收录：

学科分类：08[工学] 0707[理学-海洋科学] 081501[工学-水文学及水资源] 0815[工学-水利工程] 0813[工学-建筑学] 0824[工学-船舶与海洋工程] 0814[工学-土木工程] 

基　　金：Hohai University 

主　　题：Climate change has led to increased frequency 

摘      要：Climate change has led to increased frequency, intensity,and duration of extreme weather events, e.g., intense rainfall,heat waves, droughts, and storm surges, worsened byrapid population growth and urbanization at the global scale.Evidence can be found in the exceptional number of unprecedentedweather extremes and the resulting naturalhazards, especially flooding, as seen in the last few decades.For example, the UK has experienced numerous storms andsevere floods in the last decade, particularly in 2007, 2012,and 2015, with 2012 being recorded as the second wettest year in the UK and the wettest ever in England. These events have resulted in lives lost and tremendous economic damage. The UK is not alone. Similarly unusual weather events have been reported across the globe. In China,different types of flooding threaten 1/10 of the country s total area, millions of hectares of farmland, and over 100 large cities, making it one of the most vulnerable countries to flooding.