“We can’t do it on our own!”—Integrating stakeholder and scientific knowledge of future flood risk to inform climate change adaptation planning in a coastal region

Pasquier, Ulysse ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8390-9062, Few, Roger, Goulden, Marisa C., Hooton, Simon, He, Yi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3014-3964 and Hiscock, Kevin M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4505-1496 (2020) “We can’t do it on our own!”—Integrating stakeholder and scientific knowledge of future flood risk to inform climate change adaptation planning in a coastal region. Environmental Science & Policy, 103. pp. 50-57. ISSN 1462-9011

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Abstract

Decision-makers face a particular challenge in planning for climate adaptation. The complexity of climate change's likely impacts, such as increased flooding, has widened the scope of information necessary to take action. This is particularly the case in valuable low-lying coastal regions, which host many competing interests, and where there is a growing need to draw from varied fields in the risk-based management of flooding. The rising scrutiny over science's ability to match expectations of policy actors has called for the integration of stakeholder and scientific knowledge domains. Focusing on the Broads — the United Kingdom's largest protected wetland — this study looked to assess future flood risk and consider potential adaptation responses in a collaborative approach. Interviews and surveys with local stakeholders accompanied the development of a hydraulic model in an iterative participatory design, centred on a scientist-stakeholder workshop. Knowledge and perspectives were shared on processes driving risk in the Broads, as well as on the implications of adaptation measures, allowing for their prioritisation. The research outcomes highlight not only the challenges that scientist-stakeholder integrated assessments of future flood risk face, but also their potential to lead to the production of useful information for decision-making.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	climate change adaptation,decision-making,engagement,flood modelling,flood risk management,integrated assessment,management,participation,projects,scientist-stakeholder engagement,sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Water Security Research Centre Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Climate Change Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Global Environmental Justice Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Health and Disease Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Geosciences University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	06 Nov 2019 14:30
Last Modified:	18 Dec 2024 01:29
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/72885
DOI:	10.1016/j.envsci.2019.10.016

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