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Report Launch for the Winter Floods Project
Project Background
• 2013/14 floods
• Examines the processes of response and recovery following the floods
• Public and stakeholder views and responses – how they interconnect
• Longer-term implications of flood events for policy, practice and adaptation
Project Aims
• Build insight into how members of the public and stakeholders understand floods and their solutions in the aftermath of major events
• Interrogate how different perceptions, social processes and experiences affect the longer-term responses to floods and related issues
• Investigate how different experiences and perceptions of responses to floods relate to wider issues of well-being
• Identify to what extent existing strategies and approaches to flood risk management (such as individual and community resistance and resilience) help to mitigate impacts
• Members of the public and stakeholders (n=112)
• July–October 2014 and April-May 2015
Repeat Interviews
• Quantitative survey of members of the public living in two flood affected areas
• Somerset (n=500); Boston, Lincolnshire (n=500)
Survey• Two workshops with
stakeholders and members of the public (n=32)
Workshops
Case Study Sites
Themes
Perceptions of flood causes and solutions
Politics, expectations
and Institutional Responses
Place and Situated
Perceptions
Flood Experiences, Community
Resilience and Wellbeing
THEME ONE: PERCEPTIONS OF FLOOD CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS
Members of the public and stakeholders perceived the causes and solutions for the 2013/14 floods differently. These differences underpinned conflict and contestation following the floods.
THEME ONE: PERCEPTIONS OF FLOOD CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS
THEME ONE: PERCEPTIONS OF FLOOD CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS
THEME ONE: PERCEPTIONS OF FLOOD CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS
THEME ONE: PERCEPTIONS OF FLOOD CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS
KEY IMPLICATIONS
Flood events provide opportunities for engagement between institutions and those affected but are often times of conflict owing to differences in the ways that floods are discussed
Being attentive to the importance of tangible solutions both for the immediate recovery and long-term management could be a basis for dialogue and building trust
THEME ONE: PERCEPTIONS OF FLOOD CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS
THEME TWO: POLITICS, EXPECTATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES
There are stark differences in terms of expectations for response and recovery between public and stakeholder groups. Expectations for help and support are not necessarily reflected in statutory responsibilities.
THEME TWO: POLITICS, EXPECTATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES
THEME TWO: POLITICS, EXPECTATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES
THEME TWO: POLITICS, EXPECTATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES
THEME TWO: POLITICS, EXPECTATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES
Well-being 12 months post
flood
Feelings of community acceptance
Recovery process
Wellbeingduring flood event
Perceptions of the response process
Four key variables that predict wellbeing 12 months post flood
THEME TWO: POLITICS, EXPECTATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES
THEME TWO: POLITICS, EXPECTATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES
KEY IMPLICATIONSDiscrepancies in the perception of responses of floods between stakeholders and publics can in part be attributed to misaligned expectations
These relate to deeper expectations regarding the role of government in ensuring the conditions for people to live healthy lives.
Institutional responses are important for wellbeing after floods
Attentiveness to the timing of communications and support for community led responses could enhance perceptions of institutional responses
THEME TWO: POLITICS, EXPECTATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES
THEME THREE: PLACE AND SITUATED PERCEPTIONS
Connections with place are important to take account of when seeking to understand perceptions of flood causes and solutions, for adaptation and long-term flood risk management.
THEME THREE: PLACE AND SITUATED PERCEPTIONS
Expectations for current flood risk management are influenced not only by perceptions about the efficacy of an approach but also by desires to maintain, or change, the current landscape
THEME THREE: PLACE AND SITUATED PERCEPTIONS
THEME THREE: PLACE AND SITUATED PERCEPTIONS
Perceptions of responses to flood events are influenced by politics, particularly what is seen to be happening in other areas.
THEME THREE: PLACE AND SITUATED PERCEPTIONS
KEY IMPLICATIONS
Being attentive to the connections people form with places, landscapes and social structures is important when suggesting response strategies
There is also a need to support people re-connecting to homes and landscapes as part of the recovery process.
THEME FOUR: FLOOD EXPERIENCES, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND WELL-BEING
Community support and cohesion are key components of short- and long-term resilience because of the role of community in mitigating the impacts to well-being in flood affected areas.
THEME FOUR: FLOOD EXPERIENCES, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND WELL-BEING
THEME FOUR: FLOOD EXPERIENCES, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND WELL-BEING
THEME FOUR: FLOOD EXPERIENCES, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND WELL-BEING
THEME FOUR: FLOOD EXPERIENCES, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND WELL-BEING
THEME FOUR: FLOOD EXPERIENCES, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND WELL-BEING
Role of institutions in supporting communities at risk from flooding
THEME FOUR: FLOOD EXPERIENCES, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND WELL-BEING
KEY IMPLICATIONS
Well-being impacts from flooding are complex and affected by the individual, the community, and institutions.
Approaches to dealing with the well-being impacts of flooding would be most effective if co-produced with the communities at risk from flooding
KEY CONCLUSIONSDECISION-MAKING IN THE AFTERMATH OF FLOODS
Enhance public engagement by ensuring communications are based on clear articulations of what people can expect from different agencies, and tangible practical actions that can be taken by both authorities, householders, and businesses to mitigate flood risk in future.
Ensure more strategic processes of funding allocation in post-flood contexts to facilitate the ability of agencies to deliver tangible solutions, particularly for areas where cost-benefit analysis means they would not be able to access investment through normal, national mechanisms.
A wide range of actions within institutions can support social resilience with positive implications for well-being.
Social and Political Dynamics of Flood Risk, Recovery and Response
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