From false sense of security to residual risk: communicating the need for new floodplain development models

Rok, strany: 2008, 3 - 14

Despite decades of research on floods, flood control, and floodplain management, the tendency is for residents and governments to repeat the past. Development continues in floodplains, rebuilding occurs after events with emphasis on controlling the flood, and upstream and upland development takes place with little consideration of its effects on flooding. Our history with managing floods has centered on flood control which still leaves a residual risk that is usually ignored because of the false sense of security generated by the control measures. Using case studies, this paper argues for a comprehensive approach that is centered on three elements: appropriate risk communication, comprehensive analyses of land use decisions, and attaching responsibility for risky choices at the level where the decision is made.

ISO 690:

Montz, ., Tobin, G. 2008. From false sense of security to residual risk: communicating the need for new floodplain development models. In Geografický časopis, vol. 60, no.1, pp. 3-14. 0016-7193.

APA:

Montz, ., Tobin, G. (2008). From false sense of security to residual risk: communicating the need for new floodplain development models. Geografický časopis, 60(1), 3-14. 0016-7193.