Supporting the uptake of low cost resilience
A project exploring low cost ways of making it easier for properties to recover from floods, as well as the reasons why people might not use them.
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Details
This project explored the technical, social and behavioural information involved in promoting low cost ways of making it easier for their properties to recover after a flood.
It reviewed the evidence available from:
- literature
- consulting panels of experts
- professionals involved in helping people recover from flood and advising on flood protection
- interviews with property owners and occupiers where these types of measures have been installed
It also reviewed the costs and benefits of these low cost measures, including the types of building materials that could be used when repairing and restoring properties. This way, the next time it would make it easier to recover without adding to the cost of the works.
Finally, the project ran a demonstration project to explore innovative ways that businesses and local organisations could deal with some of the barriers to using these measures. This included social and emotional barriers.
The project started in 2015 and was completed in 2016 at a cost of £126,216.