Facing Hydrometeorological Extreme Events

Provides an understanding of the relationship between social-ecological systems and multilevel governance so that readers can properly deal with hydrometeorological extreme events and hazards

Based on field investigations from EU research projects, this book is the first to devote itself to scientific and policy-related knowledge concerning climate change-induced extreme events. It depicts national and international strategies, as well as tools used to improve multilevel governance for the management of hydrometeorological risks. It also demonstrates how these strategies play out over different scales of the decision-making processes.

Facing Hydrometeorological Extreme Events: A Governance Issue offers comprehensive coverage of such events as floods, droughts, coastal storms, and wind storms. It showcases real-life success stories of multilevel governance and highlights the individuals involved and the resources mobilized in the decision-making processes. The book starts by presenting a synthesis of hydrometeorological extreme events and their impacts on society. It then demonstrates how societies are organizing themselves to face these extreme events, focusing on the strategies of integration of risk management in governance and public policy. In addition, it includes the results of several EU-funded projects such as CLIMB, STARFLOOD, and INTERREG IVB project DROP.

• The first book dedicated to hydrometeorological extreme events governance based on field investigations from EU research projects

• Offers a "multi-hazards" approach--mixing policy, governance, and field investigations' main outputs

• Features the results of EU-funded projects addressing hydrometeorological extreme events

• Part of the Hydrometeorological Extreme Events series

Facing Hydrometeorological Extreme Events is an ideal book for upper-graduate students, postgraduates, researchers, scientists, and policy-makers working in the field.

Autorentext

Isabelle La Jeunesse, PhD HDR, is Lecturer in Environmental Geography at the University of Tours and the laboratory CNRS Citeres, Tours, France. Her research focuses on the impacts of human activities on geochemical cycles and on local adaptation to global changes. Corinne Larrue, PR, is full Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning at the Université Paris-Est Créteil, Créteil, France, and was co-director of the Paris School of Planning, one of the most important institutes for urban planning in France. She was also Chairwoman of the scientific committee of Seine Normandie Waterboard.

Klappentext
AN IMPORTANT STUDY OF HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL EVENTS, THEIR IMPACT UPON SOCIETY, AND THE STRATEGIES WITH WHICH THEY MAY BE MANAGED Based on field investigations from EU research projects, this book is the first to devote itself to scientific and policy-related knowledge concerning climate change-induced extreme events. It depicts national and international strategies, as well as tools used to improve multilevel governance for the management of hydrometeorological risks. It also demonstrates how these strategies play out over different scales of the decision-making processes. Facing Hydrometeorological Extreme Events: A Governance Issue offers comprehensive coverage of such events as floods, droughts, coastal storms, and wind storms. It showcases real-life success stories of multilevel governance and highlights the individuals involved and the resources mobilized in the decision-making processes. The book starts by presenting a synthesis of hydrometeorological extreme events and their impacts on society. It then demonstrates how societies are organizing themselves to face these extreme events, focusing on the strategies of integration of risk management in governance and public policy. In addition, it includes the results of several EU-funded projects such as CLIMB, STARFLOOD, and INTERREG IVB project DROP. Facing Hydrometeorological Extreme Events is an ideal book for upper-graduate students, postgraduates, researchers, scientists, and policy-makers working in the field.

Inhalt
List of Contributors xvii

Editors xxi

The Series Editor xxiii

Series Preface xxv

Part I: Introduction 1

**1 Governance Challenges Facing Hydrometeorological Extreme Events 3
**Isabelle La Jeunesse and Corinne Larrue

1.1 Introduction 3

1.2 Facing hydrometeorological extreme events 3

1.3 Floods 5

1.4 Drought 8

1.5 Coastal storms 11

1.6 Governance issues related to hydrometeorological extreme events 15

Notes 19

References 20

**2 Overview of the Content of the Book 23
**Isabelle La Jeunesse and Corinne Larrue

2.1 Floods 24

2.2 Droughts 24

2.3 Coastal storms 24

Part II: Floods 27

II.1: Actors Involved in Flood Risk Management 29

**3 European Actors Facing Floods Risks 31
**Thomas Schellenberger

3.1 European actors in the field of civil security: A competence which develops within a strict framework of cooperation between the Member States 32

3.2 European actors in the field of the environment: Powers that are paradoxically limited 34

3.3 European actors in the field of agriculture: Could there be specific powers to deal with floods? 37

3.4 Conclusion 39

Notes 39

References 40

**4 Multiactor, Multilevel Assessment of Social Capacity for Community Engagement in Flood Risk Preparedness: Results of Implementation in Five European Cases 41
**Lila Oriard Colin

4.1 Introduction 41

4.2 Social capacity building framework for community engagement 44

4.3 The capacity assessment tool 46

4.4 Indicators and case findings 47

4.5 Conclusions 52

References 53

II.2: Strategies, Instruments, and Resources Used to Face Floods 55

**5 Flood Risks Perceptions and Goals/Ambitions 57
**Ann Crabbé

5.1 Introduction 57

5.2 The problem stream: Perceptions on increased flood risks 58

5.3 The policy stream: Perceptions on the solutions needed to deal with increased flood risks 60

5.4 The political stream: Willingness to take action 62

5.5 International policies 63

5.6 European directives and policy documents 64

5.7 Experiences with flood risk management in other countries 65

5.8 Research on impacts and adaptation 65

5.9 Economic costs (of inaction) 65

5.10 Facilitating factors 66

5.11 Factors contributing to agendasetting 66

5.12 Conclusions 66

Note 68

References 68

**6 Instruments for Strategies to Face Floods through Prevention, Mitigation, and Preparation in Europe: The Age of Alignment 71
**Mathilde Gralepois

6.1 Introduction 71

6.2 Conceptual framework 75

6.3 Comparison. Similarities and differences in flood instruments' implementation in Europe 77

6.4 Discussion. Political effects, power relations, and governance choices in flood management: What do flood instruments teach? 86

6.5 Conclusion 94

Notes 94

References 95

II.3: Lessons from Cases of Flood Governance 99

**7 A House of Cards: The Challenge of Establishing Societal Resilience to Flooding Through MultiLayered Governance in England 101
**Meghan Alexander and Sally Priest

7.1 Introduction 101

7.2 Deciphering multilayered governance 102

7.3 Methodology 103

7.4 Floodrisk governance and implications for societal resilience 105

7.5 Reflections on the 'house of cards' of flood risk governance 110

Notes 111

References 111

**8 Understanding Dutch FloodRisk Management: Principles and Pitfalls 115
**Mark Wiering

8.1 Introduction 115 8.2 His...