From theory to practice
Building more resilient communities in flood-prone areas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12242757 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tania López-Marrero (0000-0003-1723-9678, Rutgers University, 54 Kilmer Drive, Piscataway, NJ 008854, USA, corresponding author), Petra Tschakert (0000-0002-4268-3378, 315 Walker Building, Pennsylvania State University, PA 16802, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 229-249 |
| Publication date | 2011-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Urbanization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0956-2478 • E-ISSN: 1746-0301 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0956247810396055 |
| OpenAlex | W2093863496 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 34 |
| References cited | 27 |
Enhancing community resilience is key to reducing vulnerability in the face of natural hazards. In this article, we discuss the elements that support or undermine community resilience to floods and propose ways of enhancing it. In the study, participatory methods and techniques were used with community members and emergency managers from a flood-prone municipality of Puerto Rico, including conceptual mapping, participatory mapping, and listing and ranking. The findings suggest that enhancing resilience in these communities requires: support for social learning by building on existing knowledge; stressing the importance of developing a diverse set of flood management options; and promoting effective linkages and collaborations between community members and emergency managers to encourage collective flood management. For this to happen, however, mutual distrust, lack of confidence and other obstacles must be overcome
Business · Citizen journalism · Community resilience · Computer security · Distrust · Emergency management · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Flood myth · Geography · Political science · Public relations · Resilience (materials science · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Engineering · Flood Risk Assessment and Management
A Theory on Urban Resilience to Floods--A Basis for Alternative Planning Practices
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Environmental education outcomes of community and citizen science
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Climate change and urban resilience
Sustainable flood memory
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The social cohesion investment
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Post-disaster recovery and ongoing vulnerability
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Wildfire, water, and society
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Resilience to natural hazards
Planning for climate change in small islands
Views from the vulnerable
Adaptation, adaptive capacity and vulnerability
Social Learning for Collaborative Natural Resource Management
Resilience and Sustainable Development
Recovery after Disaster
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| Unique citing works | 34 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2.27 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 32 |