Flood-risk management, mapping, and planning: Theinstitutional politics of decision support in England

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2359-2378

  Porter, James ^a   Demeritt, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bureaucratic discretion; Cartography; Regulation; Risk governance; Science and technology studies

Indexed keywords

CARTOGRAPHY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOOD; FLOOD CONTROL; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL PLANNING; MAPPING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84868017212     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a44660     Document Type: Article

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