Percepcia povodňového rizika obyvateľmi a jej postavenie v právnom systéme Slovenska: prípadová štúdia v povodí hornej Myjavy

Year, pages: 2016, 227 - 243

A change in perceptions of floods and their adverse consequences slowly coming to Slovakia. The transition from a traditional engineering approach to an integrated flood risk management involves the decentralization of the decision making powers. In this article, an attention was focused on the flood risk perception of residents and integration of institutions, citizens and stakeholders in integrated flood risk management. There were selected six municipalities in the upper Myjava basin, which have high level of the flood hazard. By means of questionnaire survey, we gathered data on flood warning of residents, their opinion on structural flood protection measures, their knowledge about the condition of watercourses, as well as information about their views on the factors that influence the occurrence of flood hazard. Surveys suggest neglect of warnings against floods. Citizens perceived poor maintenance of watercourses and waste in watercourses as the most problematic. To better understand the possibilities of public involvement in the decision making on the flood risk management, we have analyzed legislative of the Slovak Republic on flood protection. Under the current legislative framework the assessment and management of flood risks in the Slovak Republic is strongly institutionally centralized and Slovak Water Management Company has direct responsibility in the field of flood risk management. Such a situation does not promote public participation in decision-making on the management of flood risk.

Michaleje, L., Solín, Ľ., Sládeková Madajová, M. 2016. Percepcia povodňového rizika obyvateľmi a jej postavenie v právnom systéme Slovenska: prípadová štúdia v povodí hornej Myjavy. In Geografický časopis, vol. 68, no.3, pp. 227-243. 0016-7193.

Michaleje, L., Solín, Ľ., Sládeková Madajová, M. (2016). Percepcia povodňového rizika obyvateľmi a jej postavenie v právnom systéme Slovenska: prípadová štúdia v povodí hornej Myjavy. Geografický časopis, 68(3), 227-243. 0016-7193.