Supporting research to inform policy development

This project involved supporting research that would help develop policies that increase understanding of flood risk, as well as reducing risks and costs.

• From: Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 12 February 2021

• Category: Policy, governance and funding
• Topics: Adaptation, Appraisal strategy, Decision making with uncertainty, Flood costs, Flood risk assessment, Flood risk governance, Health, safety and wellbeing, Investment, Natural flood management, Resilience planning, Spatial planning, Strategy and planning
• Project status: Completed
• Project code: FD1808
• Date of completion: 31 March 2003

Documents

no reports were produced with this project

Details

This project was commissioned to support a research programme examining factors relating to people, organisations, funding and environmental challenges, as well as economic and community impacts of flood risk. The aim was to make sure that policies about flood risk improved understanding of the dangers and reduced risks and costs.

The project started in 2002 and was completed in 2003 at a cost of £59,000.

Published 12 February 2021