Experience and enlightenment of urban waterlogging disaster prevention in foreign countries

Abstract

As an important type of disaster, urban waterlogging has become a great challenge for urban governance around the world, threatening people’s lives, health and safety and property safety. The United States, Britain, Japan, Singapore and other countries have accumulated rich experience in the prevention and control of urban waterlogging. Foreign countries have strengthened the prevention and control of urban waterlogging disasters mainly in terms of condensing concepts and awareness, improving laws and regulations, paying attention to planning and construction, using scientific and technological means, strengthening knowledge popularization, strengthening risk assessment and early warning, implementing project-driven and active participation of multiple subjects, and achieved certain results. It is of reference and enlightening significance. In terms of the current and future urban waterlogging prevention and control in China, we should continuously improve the concept and awareness of urban waterlogging prevention and control, scientifically and systematically plan and construct the city; comprehensively use various policies and scientific and technological effective means to improve the effectiveness of urban waterlogging prevention; pay attention to waterlogging Risk assessment and disaster early warning work to realize the advancement of waterlogging disaster governance; strengthen knowledge promotion, popularization and multi-subject participation, create a joint force in urban waterlogging prevention and governance, and promote the modernization of urban waterlogging management systems and capabilities.