topos 130 | flood

The first issue of 2025 is here: topos 130 is dedicated to the topic of FLOOD. Floods, inundation, inundation - these are terrible natural disasters that are occurring more and more frequently. Climate change is reflected in such events. Cities like Valencia are experiencing nightmares, while in India and Ghana rainwater management is becoming more and more of an issue. In a series of pictures, we show what cities like Washington will look like in 100 years' time if it gets 3 degrees warmer. We have conducted interviews with key players in flood protection.

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REIMAGINING THE FLOW OF NATURE
An Introduction by Kongjian Yu

THE GREAT FLOODS
Valencia's flood disaster

ACTIVATE RISK EDUCATION FOR THE POPULATION
An Interview with Jorge Olcina Cantos

PICTURE SERIE: GLOBAL WARMING
Dubai

A CITY RISING ABOVE THE TIDES
Ho Chi Minh City

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, CAPACITY BUILDING AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF LOCALSTAKEHOLDERS
An Interview with Felix Bachofer

PICTURE SERIE: GLOBAL WARMING
Jakarta

FACTS AND FIGURES
What is the name of Tokyos flood defence system?

BETWEEN VISION AND ADAPTATION
A Portrait of Copenhagen

PEOPLE ARE VERY AWARE OF THE RISKS
An Interview with Ina Holleufer Jaller

PICTURE SERIE: GLOBAL WARMING
Tolosa

WATER IS IN OUR GENES
Rotterdams Solution with Water

WE CAN HANDLE IT
Interview with Co Verdaas

PICTURE SERIE: GLOBAL WARMING
Washington D.C.

A CITY SEEKS A WAY OUT OF THE WATER CRISIS
Chennai: the megacity on the Bay of Bengal

A THREATENED CULTURAL METROPOLIS
The metropolis in southern Ghana: Accra

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