Public survey for flood and coastal risk management

A survey evaluating the Environment Agency’s work with populations at risk of flooding and the Community Engagement Areas (CEAs).

From:
Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme and Environment Agency
Published
23 February 2021
Category:
Increasing resilience to flooding
Topics:
Citizen science, Coast, Communicating risk, Community participation, Community response and resilience, Flood risk assessment, Recovery
Project status:
Completed
Project code:
SC130037
Date of completion:
31 March 2016

Documents

Public flood survey report (2013 to 2014): Methods, findings and conclusions - technical report (1.8MB) PDF

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Details

Over five million properties in England are at risk from flooding from rivers, seas and surface water. The latest climate projections indicate that the flood risk will increase.

The Environment Agency works with professional partners and the public to:

  • manage risk and reduce the probability of flooding and coastal erosion
  • reduce the consequences of flooding and coastal erosion

This survey supports the ongoing evaluation of the Environment Agency’s work with the ‘at risk’ population and with the specific Community Engagement Areas (CEAs).

The main objectives of the survey were to understand:

  • how aware the ‘at risk’ public is of flooding and their flood risk
  • what action the public has taken to prepare for flooding
  • how the Environment Agency can help improve the public’s resilience to flooding

The project ran from 2013 to 2016.

Published 23 February 2021