The AltKuz Resolution to Climate-Induced Urban Flooding & Inundation
Prasad Rao, PhD Director, AltKuznets Sustainability Advisors altkuznetsadvisors.com That continued extraction and consumption of non-renewable fuels have exacerbated concentrations of Greenhouses gases and brought Humanity to the brink of a global disaster is a self-evident fact to the peoples of the world. Climate Change is manifest in many natural and anthropogenic risks extending from excessive heat episodes, excessive rainfall events, to Landslides, flooding and particularly, frequent urban inundation. Flooding and Inundation, F&I, not only interrupts the fast-paced Urban economy, but also damages Property and causes widespread interruptions to the Transport infrastructure & Private vehicles. Further, Climate Change risks are set to increment and further exacerbate the compounding issues associated with unsustainable Urban growth, ie, Population growth, unregulated growth in Vehicle ownership & VMT, and the critical role played by the Surface Transportation network in s...