The. Stories that move people of the world over information they provide the paintings they want to express d. W. On facebook and twitter up to date and in touch follow us. In recent years extensive flooding around the world has increased causing catastrophic damage in many countries. Excessive pumping of ground water the building of dams the added weight of huge buildings all contribute to the looming disaster as sea levels rise a number of coastal cities sink becoming more vulnerable to flooding. More than a third of the big urban centers located by the safe are endangered threatening the Living Conditions of millions of people. Measuring the stakes in economic and human terms scientists agree that action must be taken quickly but want to. How can a huge city and its inhabitants be protected from flooding are higher goals enough or should we reinvent the city for the twenty First Century and beyond this is an urgent question for engineers architects and urban planners or laboring to