New social directions in UK flood risk management: Moving towards flood risk citizenship?

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 288-297

  Nye, M ^a   Tapsell, S ^b   Twigger Ross, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c The Chandlery ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Collaborative working; Institutional change; Public engagement; Sociotechnical approaches; Sustainable flood risk management

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 81155148746     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-318X.2011.01114.x     Document Type: Article

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