Collaborative model of flood risk management: review of social science evidence
A project bringing together flood social science evidence to identify gaps in knowledge and support the consideration of a new collaborative model of flood risk management.
Documents
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email: defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.
Details
Background
Flood risk management in the UK is moving away from a centrally funded and coordinated model towards a multi-level process of governance. This involves a wider range of public and private organisations, groups and individuals.
This new emphasis on shared responsibility and action is very important to the development of a more collaborative model of flood risk management. This new model must be based on understanding the attitudes and behaviours of individuals, and the capabilities and capacities that shape community responses to flooding.
Objectives
This project aims to collate, review and bring together flood social science evidence from a range of sources. It identifies gaps in existing knowledge to support consideration of the new model by policy makers.
The methodology uses principles of action-based research to ensure that end users are involved throughout the project. It’s based on collaborative working with the steering group and other stakeholders to formulate problems and solutions jointly and encourage learning from the research process. It includes:
- a literature review
- interviews with experts
- participative workshops
- case studies
This approach allows the views of practitioners to be considered alongside formal academic evidence.
This project ran during 2013 at a cost of £64,400.