Localism and flood risk management in England: The creation of new inequalities?

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 685-702

  Begg, Chloe ^a   Walker, Gordon ^b   Kuhlicke, Christian ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Big Society; British politics; Inequality; Localism; Resilience; Responsibility; Risk governance; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOOD CONTROL; FUTURE PROSPECT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84947486346     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c12216     Document Type: Article

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