Preface: Flood resilient communities - managing the consequences of flooding

A. H. Thieken1, S. Mariani2, S. Longfield3, and W. Vanneuville4,* 1University of Potsdam, Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany 2Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Via Vitaliano Brancati 48, 00144 Rome, Italy 3Environment Agency, Lateral, 8 City Walk, Leeds, LS11 9AT, UK 4European Environment Agency (EEA), Kongens Nytorv 6, 1050 Copenhagen K, Denmark *on secondment from Flemish Government-Department of Mobility and Public Works, Belgium