I SETTING UP THE FRAMEWORK1 Setting the stage for Integrated Urban Flood Management1.1 Why are cities special cases?1.2 The city as a living organism1.3 Vulnerability of urban areas: a rough guide1.4 Dealing with uncertainty1.5 Adoption of a system approach2 Urban floods2.1 The influence of climate and other factors2.2 Types of flooding2.3 Pitfalls in using the historical recordII DRIVERS FOR CHANGE3 Urbanisation3.1Principles of land-use planning3.2 Urban typologies: from central square to edge city3.3 Growing and shrinking: density issues induced by globalisation3.4 Megacities in the delta4Abstract: I SETTING UP THE FRAMEWORK1 Setting the stage for Integrated Urban Flood Management1.1 Why are cities special cases?1.2 The city as a living organism1.3 Vulnerability of urban areas: a rough guide1.4 Dealing with uncertainty1.5 Adoption of a system approach2 Urban floods2.1 The influence of climate and other factors2.2 Types of flooding2.3 Pitfalls in using the historical recordII DRIVERS FOR CHANGE3 Urbanisation3.1 Principles of land-use planning3.2 Urban typologies: from central square to edge city3.3 Growing and shrinking: density issues induced by globalisation3.4 Megacities in the delta4