This set of articles examines strategies for dealing with severe weather and flooding in the built environment. It describes some of the measures implemented or planned for New Orleans, both in terms of traditional hard infrastructure and so-called "green infrastructure." It explores a new park in Jinhua, China, that is designed to thrive even when inundated. And it discusses the flood-prevention tactics used at two recently completed waterfront art museums.

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	New Orleans Goes with the Flow Ten Years after Katrina, the city learns to live with water. Photo © Alex S. Maclean/Landslides
	Befriending the Floods A Chinese landscape architect restores the ecology of an urban wetland and creates an innovative, ever-changing park. Photo courtesy Turenscape
	Flirting with Disaster Two recent art museums with prime waterfront sites protect their buildings and collections from severe weather and rising water levels. Photo © Jeff Goldberg/Esto