Open AccessNew social directions in UK flood risk management: moving towards flood risk citizenship?
Author(s) -
Nye M.,
Tapsell S.,
TwiggerRoss C.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of flood risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.049
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1753-318X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1753-318x.2011.01114.x
Subject(s) - flood myth , sociotechnical system , flood risk management , environmental planning , community resilience , risk management , psychological resilience , resilience (materials science) , citizenship , environmental resource management , variety (cybernetics) , climate change , business , political science , sociology , public relations , geography , politics , engineering , knowledge management , computer science , economics , psychology , finance , ecology , artificial intelligence , law , psychotherapist , archaeology , biology , reliability engineering , thermodynamics , physics , redundancy (engineering)
This paper explores the evolution of a more sociotechnical variety of flood and coastal risk management ( FCRM ) in the UK that emphasises community engagement and personal or community level responsibility for flood risk planning, awareness and resilience alongside more traditional, centrally managed structural and technical measures. Specifically, it explores three interlocking drivers of the social turn in UK FCRM : (i) the need to adapt to climate change and address the lessons from associated high profile flood events; (ii) pressures to integrate FCRM with the sustainable development agenda; and (iii) a broader trend towards a ‘civic model’ in UK environmental policy‐making and delivery. The paper also explores the practical impact and manifestation of these drivers in current FCRM planning and delivery frameworks, and suggests several critical pathways for a deeper embedding of the approach.