As flood waters rise, is urban sprawl as much to blame as climate change?

Climate scientists agree that extreme rainfall will increase as the world warms. Other researchers argue that poor urban infrastructure and the rapid, unchecked sprawl of cities on to marshlands and other places that usually absorb excess rainwater have led to flooding.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/02/flood-waters-rising-urban-development-climate-change