Aspects of Urban Flooding: A State of Art of Review

Urban flooding is the inundation of land in a built environment, most notably in heavily populated areas. It occurs when rainfall or other events exceed the capacity of drainage systems. It is a complex whole that deals with the factors ranging from geology like low relief up to anthropocentric facets like urbanization, faulty drainage, and unscientific waste management. This is a kind of flood which is mostly man-made in nature. Going through literature those have come up with various factors of urban flooding is important for understanding the nature of the flooding and where it is occurring like whether it is coastal city or a hill city or a city in the plains. This paper provides a current literature overview on flood impact assessment in urban environments, including their application and limitations.