This paper analyses contrasting academic understandings of ‘equilibrium resilience’ and ‘evolutionary investigates how these nuances are reflected within both policy practice. We reveal that there is a lack clarity in policy, where differences not acknowledged with resilience mainly discussed as singular, vague, but optimistic aim. opaque political treatment the term guidance has affected practice by privileging an equilibrist interpretation over more transformative, evolutionary measures....

Insurance and compensation are cited as critical elements of resilience to natural non-natural hazards alike. As a strategy risk management, it emphasises peace mind, financial recompense the swift restoration ‘business usual’ status for civil, social commercial life. Yet despite contribution insurance synergies with progressive or adaptive articulations not sufficiently explicated. This paper explores fundamental contradictions form through study flood management. It demonstrates how...

The science-society contract is broken. climate changing. Science demonstrates why this occurring, that it getting worse, the implications for human well-being and social-ecological systems, substantiates action. Governments agree science settled. tragedy of change at same time as compelling evidence gathered, fresh warnings issued, novel methodologies developed, indicators adverse global rise year upon year. Meanwhile, responses to Covid-19 have shown even emergent scientific knowledge can...

Abstract Historically, flood risk management in the United Kingdom has mainly concentrated on river and coastal flooding, yet flooding from surface water runoff is a to urban areas. A comprehensive study of causes, impact consequences as well serious pluvial Heywood, Greater Manchester, 2004 2006 revealed that victims floods were unprepared, ill‐informed confused responsibilities before, during after event. Householders had rely their insurers for loss mitigation, but response insurance...

The flooding of parts New York in the aftermath Hurricane Sandy October 2012 provided dramatic images a global city and world financial centre struggling to cope with natural disaster.At times, many neighbourhoods, particularly Manhattan, seemed struggle function.This moved beyond those directly affected by their homes businesses, wider as critical infrastructure was damaged, including electricity sub-stations leading hospital evacuations following power-cuts, closure public transport...

‘Resilience’ has emerged to become a notion that imbues academic research and policy discourse. But, the term's prolificacy is matched neither by certainty regarding its definition nor agreement...

Managed retreat presents a dilemma for at-risk communities, and the planning practitioners decisionmakers working to address natural hazard climate change risks. The boils down countervailing imperatives of moving out harm’s way versus retaining ties community place. While there are growing calls its use, managed remains challenging in practice—across diverse settings. approach has been tested with varied success number countries, but significant uncertainties remain, such as regarding who...

Abstract In this paper we review the emerging lessons from a recent initiative on utilising Public Participatory Geographic Information Systems within Shoreline Management Planning to help unpack theoretical and actual role of approach for developing flood risk management policy options scenarios. We discuss benefits limitations stakeholder engagement in decisions before highlighting some technical aspects such an approach. then examine how access mapping spatial policies offers potential...

Managed retreat has become a compelling policy imperative as climate change exacerbates socio-natural hazard risks and imminent harm looms for exposed communities. Retreats may be initiated over different times scales using various instruments by actors, from the state to private sector civil society. However, in absence of coherent strategic vision, guiding frameworks, capacity manage retreats, at-risk communities, their elected representatives, makers, planners are compelled embark on...

Cities have always been built in hostile and harsh environments. Technological advances helped increase the safety security of their inhabitants and, to a large extent, divorced urban area from local environmental constraints. However, dominance economic issues development form has created legacy exposure vulnerability flood risk, growing recognition limitations this methodology led desire manage flooding way more harmony with nature. This paper contends that, regard risk management, there...

Abstract Flooding is one of the most frequent and costliest natural hazards around world. Traditionally, flood risk management has relied on building protective structures such as levees dams to protect assets based historical data (e.g., 1% AEP flood), which encourages development floodplains, provides a potentially false sense security communities, particularly in context climate change, increases residual (the remaining after implementing reduction measures). This article aims contribute...

Abstract Climate change relocation of Indigenous communities is increasing globally. For Māori (the peoples Aotearoa New Zealand), many pā (complexes significant structures) are at risk to climate impacts with as one potential adaptation option. peoples, this step not taken lightly, connection place imperative. The aim research highlight some histories relocating in response natural hazards, providing insights from the past help plan for future adaptation. To do this, we undertook a...

Planned retreat is an increasingly common climate adaptation approach. Whilst effective at reducing exposure to unacceptable risks, it subject significant resistance. In response, research has focussed on risk, governance and justice, but there been less attention spatial perspectives, including how spaces are reconfigured the resultant land-seascape legacies. We identify 161 cases of planned develop a typology analyse land use change in origin sites worldwide. many cases, we find transfer...

This paper is concerned with stimulating debate amongst land-use planning practitioners and researchers in relation to the possible consequences of European Union Water Framework Directive. The potentially far-reaching ramifications for Town Country Planning system England Wales are examined detail, presenting case that planning, at all spatial scales, may have give both water environmental concerns greater consideration than has hitherto been case. Furthermore, imminent future will need...

Scientists and policy-makers generally agree that the likelihood of flooding in UK will increase as a result climate change. It is also accepted sensible land use development planni...

Flood resistance ( FRe ) and resilience technologies hold considerable potential to limit the damage caused by flooding. Resistance generally aim keep water out of buildings, while resilient measures may allow ingress but create conditions for a quicker recovery individuals, communities buildings. However, despite their contribution flood risk management FRM ), use remains uncommon. This paper draws on pan‐European research local at representatives, professional stakeholders working more...

It is a truism that politicians from countries around the world claim to be in midst of 'housing crisis'. But how do they define it, who affected, and what cause? This paper provides critical evaluation emergence scope political discourse connected housing crisis New Zealand under three National Party led governments (2008-2017), with view better understanding ways which issue has been problematized politics operationalized policy. finds although researchers draw upon multiple strands...

The growing scale and intensity of climate change poses a substantial challenge to the status quo society politics. Adapting risks associated with extreme weather events changing climatic conditions will require re-imagination many aspects politics society. Therefore, can be framed as problem imagination; one in which our relationship future is central understanding how possibilities present are perceived. This research analyses public submissions made on New Zealand's first draft National...