Flood Risk and Community Resilience

An Interdisciplinary Approach

Lindsey Jo McEwen (University of the West of England, UK)

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English

Routledge
27 February 2024

Sociology; Natural disasters; Flood control

Series: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management

This book details the impact of flooding on our environment, and the ways in which communities, and those that work with them, can act to manage the associated risks.

Flooding is an increasingly significant environmental hazard which inflicts major costs to the economies and livelihoods of developed countries. This book explores how local communities can identify, manage, and adapt to the ever-increasing damage flooding causes. Focusing on the future role of local communities, the benefits and challenges of their involvement, and the potential areas of transformation, this book provides insights into the efficacy of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary working. Alongside research into similar environmental hazards, this book also draws upon the author’s own knowledge of flood risk management in distinctive non-contiguous interdisciplinary settings. The chapters draw together a different and distinctive set of interdisciplinary themes in flood risk management and social resilience. In doing so, it strives to communicate the different ways of thinking that can usefully contribute to flood risk management.

This book would be ideal for those researching flood risk management, alongside scholars and non-scholars alike who are interested in finding ways of adapting to environmental hazards working with local communities.

By: Lindsey Jo McEwen (University of the West of England UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 860g
ISBN: 9781138954458
ISBN 10: 1138954454
Series: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
Pages: 22
Publication Date: 27 February 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1 Interdisciplinary explorations in communities and their resilience to changing flood risk: an introduction Chapter 2 Different flood types and diverse communities: interactions, impacts and management at local level Chapter 3 Flood hazard perception, awareness, and action: from individual to community? Chapter 4 Different flood knowledges: conflict or integration? Chapter 5 Linking flood heritage and local community resilience Chapter 6 Communicating flood science for community resilience Chapter 7 Flood management strategies and their relation to community awareness and action Chapter 8 Community participation and agency in local flood risk management Chapter 9 Community learning for flood resilience: strategies and pitfalls Chapter 10 Community resilience to flood risk: futures, challenges and opportunities

Lindsey Jo McEwen is Professor of Environmental Management and Director of the Centre for Water, Communities and Resilience at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.