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Facing
Hydrometeorological
Extreme Events
A Governance Issue
Edited by
Isabelle La Jeunesse
University of Tours
Department of Geography
Laboratory CNRS 7324 Citeres
Maison des Sciences de l’Homme
33, allée Ferdinand de Lesseps
B. P. 60449
37204 Tours cedex 3
France
Corinne Larrue
Université Paris‐Est Créteil
Ecole d’Urbanisme de Paris Lab’urba
Bâtiment Bienvenüe – A322
14‐20 boulevard Newton
Cité Descartes – Champs‐sur‐Marne
77454 Marne‐la‐Vallée Cedex 2
France
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Names: La Jeunesse, Isabelle, editor. | Larrue, Corinne, editor.
Title: Facing hydrometeorological extreme events : a governance issue /
[edited by] Isabelle La Jeunesse, Corinne Larrue.
Description: First edition. | Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2019. |
Series: Hydrometeorological hazards : interfacing science and policy |
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Identifiers: LCCN 2019017936 (print) | LCCN 2019980282 (ebook) | ISBN
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Subjects: LCSH: Hydrometeorology–Government policy. | Hydrological
forecasting. | Flood control. | Drought management.
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Contents
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
1.3.1 Definition and characteristics 5
1.3.2 Impacts and adaptation 7
1.4 Drought 8
1.4.1 Definition and characteristics 8
1.4.2 Impacts and adaptation 8
1.5 Coastal storms 11
1.5.1 Coastal zone delimitation 12
1.5.2 Definition and characteristics 13
1.5.3 Impacts and adaptation 13
1.6 Governance issues related to hydrometeorological extreme events 15
1.6.1 Addressing governance issues 15
1.6.2 Analytical framework based on adaptive governance 17
1.6.3 Analytical framework based on risk governance 17
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
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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
3.2.1 the competence of eU actors 34
3.2.2 the missions of eU actors 36
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 Multi‐actor, 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
4.1.1 towards a multi‐stakeholder flood risk management approach 41
4.1.2 social capacity building towards resilience 42
4.2 social capacity building framework for community engagement 44
4.2.1 social capacity definition 44
4.2.2 Using civic capacity in flood‐risk preparedness 45
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 agenda‐setting 66
5.12 Conclusions 66
Note 68
References 68
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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
6.1.1 Recurring floods in europe and risk management: A mounting dilemma 71
6.1.2 From instruments to strategies: Definitions 72
6.1.3 Five flood‐management strategies 72
6.1.4 the hard problem. Understanding the different combinations of
flood‐management instruments behind flood strategies in europe 74
6.2 Conceptual framework 75
6.3 Comparison. similarities and differences in flood instruments’ implementation
in europe 77
6.3.1 Prevention, a spatial planning oriented strategy 77
6.3.2 Mitigation, a trend lacking strong instruments 80
6.3.3 Preparation, a highly instrumentalized strategy 81
6.3.4 Defence: A strategy relying on government‐based instruments 83
6.3.5 Recovery instruments based on political will 85
6.4 Discussion. Political effects, power relations, and governance choices
in flood management: What do flood instruments teach? 86
6.4.1 emerging trends in flood instruments and strategies 87
6.4.2 A lack of alignment in flood instruments: What results in terms of flood
public policies outcomes? 89
6.4.3 Flood governance patterns Analysed through the lens of instruments 90
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 Multi‐Layered Governance in England 101
Meghan Alexander and Sally Priest
7.1 Introduction 101
7.2 Deciphering multi‐layered governance 102
7.2.1 theoretical background 102
7.2.2 overview of flood risk governance in england 102
7.3 Methodology 103
7.4 Flood‐risk governance and implications for societal resilience 105
7.4.1 spatial planning 105
7.4.2 Flood defence and mitigation 106
7.4.3 Flood emergency management 108
7.4.4 Flood insurance 109
7.5 Reflections on the ‘house of cards’ of flood risk governance 110
Notes 111
References 111
8 understanding dutch Flood‐risk Management: Principles and Pitfalls 115
Mark Wiering
8.1 Introduction 115
8.2 Historical background 116
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8.3 the concept of public interest 117
8.4 solidarity and subsidiarity 117
8.5 Resilience 120
8.6 Challenges and pitfalls 120
8.7 Conclusion and recommendations 121
References 123
9 Flood Governance in France: From Hegemony to diversity
in the French Flood‐risk Management actors’ network 125
Marie Fournier
9.1 Flood‐risk management governance: A stakeholders’ network still dominated
by central government and municipalities 126
9.1.1 the French central government, a major stakeholder for
flood‐risk management 126
9.1.2 Municipalities are gaining competences for flood‐risk
management 128
9.2 Inter‐municipalities as new players within the French FRM governance 131
9.2.1 Inter‐municipalities, a long tradition in France 131
9.2.2 Integrated inter‐municipalities: New leading actors within FRM 132
9.2.3 Defining flexible forms of inter‐municipalities to support local
FRM strategies 133
9.3 Where are citizens in FRM? 134
9.3.1 Citizens’ involvement in FRM via prevention (vulnerability reduction),
information, and crisis management policy instruments 135
9.3.2 Urban planning in flood‐prone areas: From conflict
to cooperation 136
9.4 Conclusion 138
Notes 138
References 139
10 Flood‐risk Governance in Belgium: Towards a resilient, Efficient,
and Legitimate arrangement? 141
Hannelore Mees
10.1 Introduction 141
10.2 evaluation framework 142
10.3 Methods 144
10.4 Flood risk governance in Belgium 144
10.4.1 the regional water system arrangements 144
10.4.2 the flood preparation and recovery arrangement 145
10.5 Comparing intra‐state developments 145
10.5.1 spatial planning initiatives 146
10.5.2 Coordination mechanisms 147
10.5.3 Citizen engagement 148
10.6 evaluating resilience, efficiency, and legitimacy 149
10.6.1 Impact on resilience 149
10.6.2 Impact on efficiency 151
10.6.3 Impact on legitimacy 152
10.7 Conclusion 152
Notes 153
References 153
