Examining the feasiblity of informal settlement flood early warning systems : focus on the urban flood-risk experience of Kosovo and Masiphumelele residents, Cape Town South Africa

This thesis examines the feasibility of applying people-centred approaches to flood early warning systems (EWS) in informal settlements in the City of Cape Town, particularly, through the experiences of poor and disadvantaged communities in Kosovo and Masiphumelele informal settlements. The impact of recurrent floods during the winter rainfall months and their costs are disproportionally borne both by those at risk and the local government that is required to repeatedly respond to them. A social science perspective is adopted, with the application of a risk communication framework. The urban flood-risk context of both study sites and the risk governance approach to managing and communicating flood risk were investigated and factors influencing flood warning processes and behavioural factors influencing response to flood-risk and flood warning, examined.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Environmental and Geographical Science

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Solomon, F J

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Holloway, Ailsa

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10717

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10717