Geography
Adaptive Strategies in Informal Settlements on Flood-Prone Lowlands
Quick fact
In the floating villages of Cambodia's Tonlé Sap lake, entire communities—homes, schools, and even pigsties—are built on rafts that rise and fall with the annual flood cycle, allowing residents to stay in place year-round rather than evacuating.
Why this is interesting
Think of a city built on water where homes rise and fall with the tide. In some of the world's poorest neighborhoods, residents don't just live with floods—they've engineered their lives around them. How do they do it?