Concept of Urban Grand Design for Adaptable City to Flood

– Toward Smart Urban design with both familiarity to water and Flood Hazard –

Abstract

In July 2019, Katushika city located in below-sea-level in Tokyo area published “Urban Grand Design for Adaptable City to Flood”. The grand design has remarkable meaning as not only measure for huge scale of flood but adaptation to climate change. It is based on discussion and activities which research group of citizen, academia and government including our research group has done since 2004. This paper explains concept of the urban grand design and shows issues to be discussed from now onward.