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<p>Urban water hazards, including floods, water scarcity and water contamination, are increasing due to climate change. Risks associated with urban flooding are shaped by past decisions, institutional forms of oppression, their legacies, and the interactions of these legacies with ongoing climate change. When legacies of oppression and the contemporary social landscape are not considered, technocratic adaptation measures perpetuate inequitable infrastructure investment and risk. Here we review the inequitable distribution of urban flood risks within and among cities, discussing the forces driving these inequities and why many adaptation measures to address flooding exacerbate environmental injustices. Transformative approaches for equitable adaptation include systemic changes to planning, governance, and adaptive management and funding, with an explicit focus on social justice to address the underlying causes of urban flood risks. Climate adaptation provides the opportunity not only to increase urban resilience to climate change, but also to address historic injustices.</p>

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Transformative adaptation needed to break cycles of inequitable urban flood management

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  • 发表日期：

    2026年2月4日

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  • Rebecca L. Hale,
  • Krista Capps,
  • Elizabeth M. Cook,
  • Rachel Scarlett

摘要

Urban water hazards, including floods, water scarcity and water contamination, are increasing due to climate change. Risks associated with urban flooding are shaped by past decisions, institutional forms of oppression, their legacies, and the interactions of these legacies with ongoing climate change. When legacies of oppression and the contemporary social landscape are not considered, technocratic adaptation measures perpetuate inequitable infrastructure investment and risk. Here we review the inequitable distribution of urban flood risks within and among cities, discussing the forces driving these inequities and why many adaptation measures to address flooding exacerbate environmental injustices. Transformative approaches for equitable adaptation include systemic changes to planning, governance, and adaptive management and funding, with an explicit focus on social justice to address the underlying causes of urban flood risks. Climate adaptation provides the opportunity not only to increase urban resilience to climate change, but also to address historic injustices.