Insurance and sustainability in flood‐risk management: the UK in a transitional state

摘要: The emerging new paradigm of ‘sustainable flood-risk management’, emphasising non-structural management approaches over engineered defences, is subject to differing, and sometimes contested, interpretations by key actors. This well illustrated the present lack agreement between UK government private insurance sector on future flood insurance. paper examines diversity views how best manage risk, given projected changes in market. issues examined comprise: linkage defences insurability properties at possible implications partial or full removal cross-subsidisation policies, sustainability communities high areas. Finally, looks critically alternative models that might be applied future, based international experience, which may offer a means securing for areas, while also being compatible with sustainable policies.