The management of flood risk seems to be facing a daunting paradox. Despite increasingly effective risk knowledge tools and the efforts of international institutions to place risk reduction at the top of the agenda, the cost of disasters continues to increase. It is also increasingly difficult to avoid the urbanization or development of potential flood zones. The fundamental issue involves determining the conditions necessary for efficient prevention by focusing on adaptability to risk, which implies coping with the risk of flooding rather than directly fighting against it or simply ignoring it.
This second volume of the Floods series of books explores existing policies and tools which mitigate the impact of flooding: the construction of protective structures, the reduction of vulnerability, land use planning, the improvement of crisis management, etc. The closing chapters focus on the question of adaptation through post-flood reconstruction, integrating disaster risk reduction measures, e.g. through resilient urbanism.
1. Introduction: Flood Risk Management - p. xvii 2. Part 1: Strategic and Technical Aspects of Flood Prevention - p. xxvi 3. 1: Flood Management in France from 18th to 20th Centuries: A State Issue? - p. 3 4. 2: The French Flood Risk Management Model: Local Territories Facing State Omnipresency - p. 15 5. 3: Management and Safety of Flood Defense Systems - p. 31 6. 4: Coping Strategies in Dike Protected Areas - p. 45 7. 5: Floods and Land Rights: From Risk Prevention Plans to Administrative Accountability and Penal Liability - p. 59 8. 6: How Cost-Effective is Reducing the Vulnerability of Housing in Response to Flood Risk? - p. 79 9. Part 2: Territories and Individuals at the Heart of Prevention - p. 89 10. 7: Does the Watershed Represent a Key Area within Flood Risk Knowledge and Management? - p. 93 11. 8: Sustainable Land Use Planning in Areas Exposed to Flooding: Some International Experiences - p. 103 12. 9: Societal Choices in Flood Risk Management, from Individual Responsibility to National Policy - p. 119 13. 10: “Sustainable Flood Memories”: Developing Concept, Process and Practice in Flood Risk Management - p. 141 14. 11: Integrating Anthropocentric Approaches into Flood Risk Management - p. 157 15. Part 3: Anticipating and Managing Flood Events - p. 170 16. 12: Characteristics of Flood Events - p. 173 17. 13: Effectiveness of Institutional Alert Tools in Flood Forecasting in France - p. 179 18. 14: From Public Involvement to Citizen-based Initiatives: How Can Inhabitants Get Organized to Face Floods? - p. 195 19. 15: Crowdsourcing and Crisis-Mapping in the Event of Floods: Tools and Challenges - p. 209 20. 16: Flood Crisis Management: The Operational Perspective - p. 225 21. 17: Local Crisis Management – The Communal Safety Plan: Challenges and Obstacles to Operationality - p. 241 22. 18: Anticipating or Coping: Behaviors in the Face of Flash Floods - p. 259 23. Part 4: Post-disaster Recovery and Adaptation - p. 275 24. 19: Disaster Memories and Population Resilience - p. 279 25. 20: Economic Resilience, Total Loss Control and Risk Transfer - p. 297 26. 21: Economic Assessment of Flood Prevention Projects - p. 321 27. 22: Flood Debris Management - p. 337 28. 23: Post-Flood Recovery: An Opportunity for Disaster Risk Reduction? - p. 349 29. 24: Towards an Urban Design Adapted to Flood Risk? - p. 365 30. Conclusion: The Challenges of Flood Prevention - p. 381 31. List of Authors - p. 389 32. Index - p. 393
The management of flood risk seems to be facing a daunting paradox. Despite increasingly effective risk knowledge tools and the efforts of international institutions to place risk reduction at the top of the agenda, the cost of disasters continues to increase. It is also increasingly difficult to avoid the urbanization or development of potential flood zones. The fundamental issue involves determining the conditions necessary for efficient prevention by focusing on adaptability to risk, which implies coping with the risk of flooding rather than directly fighting against it or simply ignoring it.
This second volume of the Floods series of books explores existing policies and tools which mitigate the impact of flooding: the construction of protective structures, the reduction of vulnerability, land use planning, the improvement of crisis management, etc. The closing chapters focus on the question of adaptation through post-flood reconstruction, integrating disaster risk reduction measures, e.g. through resilient urbanism.
1. Introduction: Flood Risk Management - p. xvii 2. Part 1: Strategic and Technical Aspects of Flood Prevention - p. xxvi 3. 1: Flood Management in France from 18th to 20th Centuries: A State Issue? - p. 3 4. 2: The French Flood Risk Management Model: Local Territories Facing State Omnipresency - p. 15 5. 3: Management and Safety of Flood Defense Systems - p. 31 6. 4: Coping Strategies in Dike Protected Areas - p. 45 7. 5: Floods and Land Rights: From Risk Prevention Plans to Administrative Accountability and Penal Liability - p. 59 8. 6: How Cost-Effective is Reducing the Vulnerability of Housing in Response to Flood Risk? - p. 79 9. Part 2: Territories and Individuals at the Heart of Prevention - p. 89 10. 7: Does the Watershed Represent a Key Area within Flood Risk Knowledge and Management? - p. 93 11. 8: Sustainable Land Use Planning in Areas Exposed to Flooding: Some International Experiences - p. 103 12. 9: Societal Choices in Flood Risk Management, from Individual Responsibility to National Policy - p. 119 13. 10: “Sustainable Flood Memories”: Developing Concept, Process and Practice in Flood Risk Management - p. 141 14. 11: Integrating Anthropocentric Approaches into Flood Risk Management - p. 157 15. Part 3: Anticipating and Managing Flood Events - p. 170 16. 12: Characteristics of Flood Events - p. 173 17. 13: Effectiveness of Institutional Alert Tools in Flood Forecasting in France - p. 179 18. 14: From Public Involvement to Citizen-based Initiatives: How Can Inhabitants Get Organized to Face Floods? - p. 195 19. 15: Crowdsourcing and Crisis-Mapping in the Event of Floods: Tools and Challenges - p. 209 20. 16: Flood Crisis Management: The Operational Perspective - p. 225 21. 17: Local Crisis Management – The Communal Safety Plan: Challenges and Obstacles to Operationality - p. 241 22. 18: Anticipating or Coping: Behaviors in the Face of Flash Floods - p. 259 23. Part 4: Post-disaster Recovery and Adaptation - p. 275 24. 19: Disaster Memories and Population Resilience - p. 279 25. 20: Economic Resilience, Total Loss Control and Risk Transfer - p. 297 26. 21: Economic Assessment of Flood Prevention Projects - p. 321 27. 22: Flood Debris Management - p. 337 28. 23: Post-Flood Recovery: An Opportunity for Disaster Risk Reduction? - p. 349 29. 24: Towards an Urban Design Adapted to Flood Risk? - p. 365 30. Conclusion: The Challenges of Flood Prevention - p. 381 31. List of Authors - p. 389 32. Index - p. 393
