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Case: Wuppertal, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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The German case study Wuppertal is introduced by informing the reader about its location, demographics and land-use distribution. Moreover, key players for safe rainwater disposal in light of climate change are introduced. The chapter then illustrates the types of extreme events the city is generally exposed to and provides examples for past events. It also refers to further challenges the city faces. Subsequently, the adaptation strategy of the Wuppertal drainage service is presented by describing single projects the city has been involved in. In addition, two further approaches in the form of emergency response planning and water sensitive urban design are outlined. Finally, presented measures are evaluated in accordance with their contribution to the resilience principles and a table shows the main challenges of the city, selected strategies, and progress achieved toward building resilience.

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Sprague, T., Prenger-Berninghoff, K. (2019). Case: Wuppertal, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. In: Building Resilience and Planning for Extreme Water-Related Events. Palgrave Studies in Climate Resilient Societies. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99744-5_7

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