Towards a risk governance culture in flood policy-findings from the implementation of the "floods directive" in Germany

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 135-156

  Heintz, Marc Daniel ^a   Hagemeier Klose, Maria ^b   Wagner, Klaus ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HAFENCITY UNIVERSITY HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decision makers; Flood policy; Flood risk management; Floods directive; Risk approach; Risk governance; Security approach; Stakeholder participation; Water authority

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FLOOD; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

GERMANY;

EID: 84878691132     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w4010135     Document Type: Article

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