Resilient adaptation
Guidance on the code of practice for property flood resilience, published by CIRIA in 2021, defines resilient adaptation as: ‘Implementation/retrofit of property level resilient measures (including but not limited to resilient reinstatement.’
See also: Resilient reinstatement.
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