Managing the social consequences of flooding - Phase 1
This project aimed to raise awareness of environmental risk and how this leads to more informed decision-making and action by individuals at risk of flooding.
Documents
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email: enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.
Details
The project was delivered in two strands.
The first strand of work shows the need for flood risk management (FRM) to be embedded in urban and rural agendas. FRM needs to be used as part of planning approaches to design and landscape to reduce flood risk.
The second strand demonstrates the increasing need for effective community engagement in FRM decision-making, delivery and flood response.
Six studies were designed to understand the social aspects of flooding. The aim of this package of research was to:
- review the social impacts of floods - including on vulnerable and deprived communities and the most effective ways of dealing with these effects
- review the most effective ways of working with stakeholders and local communities when managing flood risk
- review the role of social science in flood risk management research and how this might best be strengthened
This project ran from 2004 to 2005.