1st Edition

Flood Risk and Community Resilience An Interdisciplinary Approach

By Lindsey Jo McEwen Copyright 2024
376 Pages 65 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

376 Pages 65 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

376 Pages 65 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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... Read more

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

Biography

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.