A dam or a polder? Stakeholders’ dispute over the “right” flood-protection measure in the Czech Republic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10887392 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ivan Andráško (0000-0002-4599-1296, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geonics, corresponding author), Barbora Duží (0000-0003-4250-0196, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geonics), Stanislav Martinát (0000-0003-4060-2009, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geonics) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1505-1521 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AMBIO (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-7447 • E-ISSN: 1654-7209 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13280-024-02022-7 |
| PMID | 38671180 |
| OpenAlex | W4395662567 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 56 |
This study focuses on the Skalička Waterwork (SWW), a largely debated and media-covered water-related/flood-protection project in the Czech Republic. Relying primarily on stakeholder interviews, we traced back and reconstructed the project’s development, including its key tipping points reflecting the changing societal preferences for particular measures, yet also the involvement of individual actors/stakeholders, and their differing views. The case eventually crystallized into the “dam versus polder” dispute; concerned by the repercussions for the local landscape, a joint initiative of NGOs, local activists, and politicians not only opposed the dam variant proposed by the state river basin administration but also succeeded in pushing through the alternative scheme of side dry polder. While in many ways specific (e.g. not entailing local resistance), the case exemplifies recent shifts (and respective struggles) within flood risk management, including the increasing importance attributed to complex, catchment-wide perspectives, joint local and scientific knowledge, participatory decision-making processes, or implementation of nature-based and hybrid solutions
Archaeology · Business · Czech · Database · Environmental planning · Flood myth · Geography · Geotechnical engineering · Hydrology (agriculture · Measure (data warehouse · Political science · Computer Science · Environmental law and policy · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Geology · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |