Hess Opinions: An interdisciplinary research agenda to explore the unintended consequences of structural flood protection
<p>One common approach to cope with floods is the implementation of structural flood protection measures, such as levees or flood-control reservoirs, which substantially reduce the probability of flooding at the time of implementation. Numerous scholars have problematized this approach. The...
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| author | G. Di Baldassarre G. Di Baldassarre H. Kreibich S. Vorogushyn J. Aerts K. Arnbjerg-Nielsen M. Barendrecht P. Bates M. Borga W. Botzen W. Botzen P. Bubeck B. De Marchi C. Llasat M. Mazzoleni D. Molinari E. Mondino E. Mondino J. Mård J. Mård O. Petrucci A. Scolobig A. Viglione P. J. Ward |
| author_facet | G. Di Baldassarre G. Di Baldassarre H. Kreibich S. Vorogushyn J. Aerts K. Arnbjerg-Nielsen M. Barendrecht P. Bates M. Borga W. Botzen W. Botzen P. Bubeck B. De Marchi C. Llasat M. Mazzoleni D. Molinari E. Mondino E. Mondino J. Mård J. Mård O. Petrucci A. Scolobig A. Viglione P. J. Ward |
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| description | <p>One common approach to cope with floods is the implementation of structural
flood protection measures, such as levees or flood-control reservoirs, which
substantially reduce the probability of flooding at the time of
implementation. Numerous scholars have problematized this approach. They have
shown that increasing the levels of flood protection can attract more
settlements and high-value assets in the areas protected by the new measures.
Other studies have explored how structural measures can generate a sense of
complacency, which can act to reduce preparedness. These paradoxical risk
changes have been described as <q>levee effect</q>, <q>safe development paradox</q> or
<q>safety dilemma</q>. In this commentary, we briefly review this phenomenon by
critically analysing the intended benefits and unintended effects of
structural flood protection, and then we propose an interdisciplinary
research agenda to uncover these paradoxical dynamics of risk.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cea0ad46cfa74d4db0aa000e339432952022-12-21T18:11:41ZengCopernicus PublicationsHydrology and Earth System Sciences1027-56061607-79382018-10-01225629563710.5194/hess-22-5629-2018Hess Opinions: An interdisciplinary research agenda to explore the unintended consequences of structural flood protectionG. Di Baldassarre0G. Di Baldassarre1H. Kreibich2S. Vorogushyn3J. Aerts4K. Arnbjerg-Nielsen5M. Barendrecht6P. Bates7M. Borga8W. Botzen9W. Botzen10P. Bubeck11B. De Marchi12C. Llasat13M. Mazzoleni14D. Molinari15E. Mondino16E. Mondino17J. Mård18J. Mård19O. Petrucci20A. Scolobig21A. Viglione22P. J. Ward23Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, 75236, SwedenCentre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS), SwedenGFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, GermanyGFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, GermanyInstitute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1081, the NetherlandsDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, 2800, DenmarkCentre for Water Resource Systems, Vienna University of Technology, 1040 Vienna, AustriaSchool of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UKDepartment of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, 35122, ItalyInstitute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1081, the NetherlandsUtrecht University School of Economics (USE.), Utrecht University, Utrecht, the NetherlandsInstitute of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Potsdam, 14469 Potsdam, GermanySVT, Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities, University of Bergen, Bergen, 5020, NorwayDepartment of Applied Physics, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, 08007, SpainDepartment of Integrated Water Systems and Governance, IHE Delft, Delft, 2601, the NetherlandsDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, 20133, ItalyDepartment of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, 75236, SwedenCentre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS), SwedenDepartment of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, 75236, SwedenCentre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (CNDS), SwedenCNR-IRPI National Research Council – Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection, Rende (CS), 87036, ItalyDepartment of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich, Zürich, 8092, SwitzerlandCentre for Water Resource Systems, Vienna University of Technology, 1040 Vienna, AustriaInstitute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1081, the Netherlands<p>One common approach to cope with floods is the implementation of structural flood protection measures, such as levees or flood-control reservoirs, which substantially reduce the probability of flooding at the time of implementation. Numerous scholars have problematized this approach. They have shown that increasing the levels of flood protection can attract more settlements and high-value assets in the areas protected by the new measures. Other studies have explored how structural measures can generate a sense of complacency, which can act to reduce preparedness. These paradoxical risk changes have been described as <q>levee effect</q>, <q>safe development paradox</q> or <q>safety dilemma</q>. In this commentary, we briefly review this phenomenon by critically analysing the intended benefits and unintended effects of structural flood protection, and then we propose an interdisciplinary research agenda to uncover these paradoxical dynamics of risk.</p>https://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/22/5629/2018/hess-22-5629-2018.pdf |
| spellingShingle | G. Di Baldassarre G. Di Baldassarre H. Kreibich S. Vorogushyn J. Aerts K. Arnbjerg-Nielsen M. Barendrecht P. Bates M. Borga W. Botzen W. Botzen P. Bubeck B. De Marchi C. Llasat M. Mazzoleni D. Molinari E. Mondino E. Mondino J. Mård J. Mård O. Petrucci A. Scolobig A. Viglione P. J. Ward Hess Opinions: An interdisciplinary research agenda to explore the unintended consequences of structural flood protection Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
| title | Hess Opinions: An interdisciplinary research agenda to explore the unintended consequences of structural flood protection |
| title_full | Hess Opinions: An interdisciplinary research agenda to explore the unintended consequences of structural flood protection |
| title_fullStr | Hess Opinions: An interdisciplinary research agenda to explore the unintended consequences of structural flood protection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hess Opinions: An interdisciplinary research agenda to explore the unintended consequences of structural flood protection |
| title_short | Hess Opinions: An interdisciplinary research agenda to explore the unintended consequences of structural flood protection |
| title_sort | hess opinions an interdisciplinary research agenda to explore the unintended consequences of structural flood protection |
| url | https://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/22/5629/2018/hess-22-5629-2018.pdf |
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