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Exploring local risk managers' use of flood hazard maps for risk communication purposes in Baden-Württemberg |
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S. Kjellgren |
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Englisch
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1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 13, no. 7 ; Nr. 13, no. 7 (2013-07-29), S.1857-1872 |
| Datensatznummer |
250018559
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-13-1857-2013.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| In response to the EU Floods Directive (2007/60/EC), flood hazard maps are
currently produced all over Europe, reflecting a wider shift in focus from
"flood protection" to "risk management", for which not only public
authorities but also populations at risk are seen as responsible. By
providing a visual image of the foreseen consequences of flooding, flood
hazard maps can enhance people's knowledge about flood risk, making them more
capable of an adequate response. Current literature, however, questions the
maps' awareness raising capacity, arguing that their content and design are
rarely adjusted to laypeople's needs. This paper wants to complement this
perspective with a focus on risk communication by studying how these tools
are disseminated and marketed to the public in the first place. Judging from
communication theory, simply making hazard maps publicly available is
unlikely to lead to attitudinal or behavioral effects, since this typically
requires two-way communication and material or symbolic incentives.
Consequently, it is relevant to investigate whether and how local risk
managers, who are well positioned to interact with the local population, make
use of flood hazard maps for risk communication purposes. A qualitative case
study of this issue in the German state of Baden-Württemberg suggests that
many municipalities lack a clear strategy for using this new information tool
for hazard and risk communication. Four barriers in this regard are
identified: perceived disinterest/sufficient awareness on behalf of the
population at risk; unwillingness to cause worry or distress; lack of skills
and resources; and insufficient support. These barriers are important to
address – in research as well as in practice – since it is only if flood
hazard maps are used to enhance local knowledge resources that they can be
expected to contribute to social capacity building. |
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