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

The impacts of flooding on urban and rural communities - summary (227KB) PDF

The impacts of flooding on urban and rural communities - technical report (1.8MB) PDF

Improving stakeholder engagement in flood risk management decision making and delivery - summary (1.1MB) PDF

Improving stakeholder engagement in flood risk management decision making and delivery - technical report (1.8MB) PDF

Improving community and citizen engagement in flood risk management decision making - summary (365KB) PDF

Improving community and citizen engagement in flood risk management decision making - technical report (2.1MB) PDF

Managing flood risk through effective stakeholder engagement: a scoping study on the Aire and Calder - summary (954KB) PDF

Managing flood risk through effective stakeholder engagement: a scoping study on the Aire and Calder - technical report (5.5MB) PDF

Improving the contribution social science to the flood risk management programme - technical report (1.9MB) PDF

Managing the social aspects of flooding - summary (730KB) PDF

Managing the social aspects of flooding - technical report (1.3MB) PDF

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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.

Published 16 February 2021