Flood Risk and Community Resilience - An Interdisciplinary Approach

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Lindsey McEwen, Lindsey (University of the West of England Mcewen, Lindsey Jo McEwen, Lindsey Jo (University of the West of Engl Mcewen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9781138954458
• ISBN: 978-1-138-95445-8
• No. of pages: 22
• Series: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management; Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Sociology, NATURE / Ecology, Science / Environmental Science, Natural disasters, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / Flood Control, Flood control