An opportunity missed is an opportunity lost. Flood maps and their (non-)utilization by local government bodies in the Czech Republic

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68145535%3A_____%2F24%3A00587864" target="_blank" >RIV/68145535:_____/24:00587864 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216224:14310/24:00137673

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://geonika.cz/mgr/articles/10361-Volume_32_Issue_2_paper_5.pdf" target="_blank" >https://geonika.cz/mgr/articles/10361-Volume_32_Issue_2_paper_5.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2024-0011" target="_blank" >10.2478/mgr-2024-0011</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

An opportunity missed is an opportunity lost. Flood maps and their (non-)utilization by local government bodies in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Flood maps are a crucial component of integrated flood risk management. While their key role is commonly acknowledged by experts and scholars, however, literature and findings on the practical utilization of flood maps (including the user' experiences) within the processes of governance are scarce. Our study aims to contribute to closing this gap, by focusing on the Czech local government bodies, data collected through a questionnaire survey allowed us to examine (a) how, or whether at all, the officials employ flood maps in their agendas, (b) how do they experience and assess working with the maps, and (c) which data would they supplement the extant flood maps by. Our findings show that the praxis of local flood-related governance in the Czech Republic still largely neglects the up-to-date approaches and practices of flood risk management. The officials addressed mostly continue to rely on the earliest type of floodplain maps and purely technical aspects of floods, while largely omitting the newer flood danger and risk maps. Thus, they are also missing the opportunities of applying multi-criteria assessment of the flood risk and more effective communication with the public. The paper concludes with a set of suggestions for relevant praxis and future research.

Název v anglickém jazyce

An opportunity missed is an opportunity lost. Flood maps and their (non-)utilization by local government bodies in the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku anglicky

Flood maps are a crucial component of integrated flood risk management. While their key role is commonly acknowledged by experts and scholars, however, literature and findings on the practical utilization of flood maps (including the user' experiences) within the processes of governance are scarce. Our study aims to contribute to closing this gap, by focusing on the Czech local government bodies, data collected through a questionnaire survey allowed us to examine (a) how, or whether at all, the officials employ flood maps in their agendas, (b) how do they experience and assess working with the maps, and (c) which data would they supplement the extant flood maps by. Our findings show that the praxis of local flood-related governance in the Czech Republic still largely neglects the up-to-date approaches and practices of flood risk management. The officials addressed mostly continue to rely on the earliest type of floodplain maps and purely technical aspects of floods, while largely omitting the newer flood danger and risk maps. Thus, they are also missing the opportunities of applying multi-criteria assessment of the flood risk and more effective communication with the public. The paper concludes with a set of suggestions for relevant praxis and future research.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50704 - Environmental sciences (social aspects)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Moravian Geographical Reports

ISSN

1210-8812

e-ISSN

2199-6202

Svazek periodika

32

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

14

Strana od-do

123-136

Kód UT WoS článku

001262639200005

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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