Collaborative Flood Risk Governance at Property Scale: the Challenges and Discourse around Property Level Flood Risk Data in England
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description: Flooding in the UK is reported to become a more severe and localised phenomenon in the future due to climate change (EA, 2009b; Evans et al., 2004) and the population growth (DEFRA and EA, 2006a). To date, it has been estimated that one in six properties in England and Wales is at risk of flooding (EA, 2009b). Study on components of flood risk suggests that damage sustained by buildings during flood events can vary considerably depending on the characteristics of the flood hazard and individual building characteristics. Although this risk can be highly variable, no systems exist with which risk and cost of rectification can be considered in context. In this study, Property Level Flood Risk Data (PLFRD) is referred to as the combination of data describing the flood hazard and vulnerability of domestic properties. Despite the theoretical benefits of use and availability of PLFRD to a variety of stakeholder groups involved in flood risk governance in England, at the moment at the scale of individual properties, whilst flood risk management stakeholders can determine the risk of individual properties as a consequence of their physical location within flood risk maps, they cannot establish property level factors that might reduce or increase risk. Therefore, the lack of clarity and knowledge in the PLFD discourse constitutes a gap in the existing literature. This study suggests a theoretical fame work that combines governance theories and theories of scale to structure the approach to address this gap under four core concepts: discourse, distribution of power, rules of the game and actors and coalitions. The identification of the factors influencing this gap is the contribution to the knowledge of this study. A qualitative approach was developed for further investigation of the issue. This involved understanding the characteristics of the key stakeholder groups (i.e. government, insurers and the property owner) and investigating the existing opportunities and limitations…
abstract: Flooding in the UK is reported to become a more severe and localised phenomenon in the future due to climate change (EA, 2009b; Evans et al., 2004) and the population growth (DEFRA and EA, 2006a). To date, it has been estimated that one in six properties in England and Wales is at risk of flooding (EA, 2009b). Study on components of flood risk suggests that damage sustained by buildings during flood events can vary considerably depending on the characteristics of the flood hazard and individual building characteristics. Although this risk can be highly variable, no systems exist with which risk and cost of rectification can be considered in context. In this study, Property Level Flood Risk Data (PLFRD) is referred to as the combination of data describing the flood hazard and vulnerability of domestic properties. Despite the theoretical benefits of use and availability of PLFRD to a variety of stakeholder groups involved in flood risk governance in England, at the moment at the scale of individual properties, whilst flood risk management stakeholders can determine the risk of individual properties as a consequence of their physical location within flood risk maps, they cannot establish property level factors that might reduce or increase risk. Therefore, the lack of clarity and knowledge in the PLFD discourse constitutes a gap in the existing literature. This study suggests a theoretical fame work that combines governance theories and theories of scale to structure the approach to address this gap under four core concepts: discourse, distribution of power, rules of the game and actors and coalitions. The identification of the factors influencing this gap is the contribution to the knowledge of this study. A qualitative approach was developed for further investigation of the issue. This involved understanding the characteristics of the key stakeholder groups (i.e. government, insurers and the property owner) and investigating the existing opportunities and limitations…
author: Amouzad, Shahrzad
language: en
date published: 2019
date modified: 2026-07-24T03:43:33Z
provider: Oxford Brookes University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: Oxford Brookes University

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value: 10.24384/5gn1-d049