Elucidating the Environmental, Social and Governance Strategies towards Urban Resilience for Flood Disaster.

Flood is a reoccurring disaster throughout the world. With the increasing effects of climate change, the occurrence of floods is predicted to increase, impeding development and growth. Moving forward towards 2030, the United Nations calls for a strategic recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction that embodies the "build back better" approach. Existing disaster risk reduction efforts for floods have focused on restorative and preventive measures through an integrated architectural response that encompasses the experiential and inherited knowledge of communities living in flood-prone areas together with technological and disaster risk reduction operations for flood resilience. The study utilised current literature reviews to identify environmental, social and governance (ESG) domains for risk reduction and three key strategies from the ESG domains, extending towards urban design for disaster management opportunities. Results were collated and analysed through a thematic literature review from local and international knowledge. The findings suggested that it is vital to respond to and attend to the ESG-integrated approach to promote and sustain resilient urban design and architecture. The study presented a holistic urban design framework towards flood resilience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]