Learning and Action Alliances to build capacity for flood resilience

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-22

  Ashley, R M ^a   Blanskby, J ^a   Newman, R ^a   Gersonius, B ^b   Poole, A ^c   Lindley, G ^d   Smith, S ^d   Ogden, S ^e   Nowell, R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^c CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^e SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active learning; Flood risk management; Learning Alliances; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL CHANGE; EUROPEAN UNION; FLOOD CONTROL; LEARNING; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; YORKSHIRE;

EID: 84863012182     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-318X.2011.01108.x     Document Type: Article

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