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Floods: Challenging Our Future

Considering that science can anticipate floods and suggest protections, why do such disasters occur so often? Can they be avoided?
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Overview

Mega-cities like New York and Bangkok are threatened by a series of unusual phenomena: subsidence of soils, rising sea levels, and increasing frequency of extreme climatic events and urbanization. All of these lead to an increase in floods. Considering that science can anticipate dangers and suggest protections, why do such disasters occur so often? Can they be avoided?

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Quandaries in Engineering

01: Quandaries in Engineering

Floods are a growing threat to our planet, posing engineering and technological challenges to mega-cities like Shanghai, Tokyo, NYC, and Florida.

51 min
Urban Resilience

02: Urban Resilience

This episode focuses on the notion of urban resilience, visiting trailblazer cities around the world, including New York City and Hamburg, Germany.

50 min