Flood Risk Management Strategies and Governance

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Raadgever, Tom (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Hegger, Dries (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Natural disasters.; Environmental management.; Law-Europe.; Climate change.; Public policy.; Natural Hazards.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; European Law.; Climate Change Management and Policy.; Public Policy.

This book points out why organisational or governance aspects are essential for implementing a broad and integrated flood risk management approach. It provides key conclusions on resilient, efficient and legitimate flood risk governance arrangements in vulnerable urban areas in Europe. These are tra...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• 1. Necessity and importance of a diversification of flood risk management strategies
• 2. Establishing connectivity between actors, levels and sectors
• 3. The involvement of private parties, including businesses, citizens and NGOs in flood risk governance
• 4. Diversification in rules and regulations
• 5. Availability of resources
• 6. Evaluations of flood risk governance in terms of resilience
• Conclusions.