• Flooding is the most common hazard experienced in most industrialized economies around the world, including Canada.

  • Les inondations sont le risque le plus courant dans la plupart des économies industrialisées du monde, y compris au Canada.

  • The research assessed the performance and process of land use planning in the City of London for the period 1978-1998.

  • Decisions to reduce expenditures by all levels of government have come at a time when the economic losses due to flooding are increasing. This situation has raised concerns. During the 1990s, Environment Canada essentially withdrew its support from the Federal Flood Damage Reduction Program, and no other level of government has effectively filled this void