In search of 'lost' knowledge and outsourced expertise in flood risk management

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 375-386

  Haughton, Graham ^a   Bankoff, Greg ^b   J Coulthard, Tom ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co production of knowledge; Consultants; Expert knowledge; Flood risk management; Local knowledge; Outsourcing

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; OUTSOURCING; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; YORKSHIRE;

EID: 84932197954     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tran.12082     Document Type: Article

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