About the project
Envisioning flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) in a well-adapted nation is imperative, as flooding intensity and frequency increase alongside other climate hazards. Flooding impacts disproportionately affect marginalised communities, due to pressures such as precarious housing, and a lack of disposable capital and trust in authorities.
Flooding impacts disproportionately affect marginalised communities, due to pressures such as precarious housing, and a lack of disposable capital and trust in authorities. For example, living in at-risk housing compounds impacts because such housing attracts those with the least access to resources and those least able to cope following a flood (Fielding, 2018). Evidence reveals that few interventions take wider socioeconomic contexts into account (Dessai et al., 2024). This poses a challenging question to the Environment Agency: how can we best prepare strategically for a changing future across the United Kingdom, whilst putting fairness within specific contexts at the centre of decision making?
This project seeks to work with marginalised communities in England and Wales to determine their needs and improve trust and communication to enhance resilience to flooding.
Key aspects of this project involve investigating flooding risk and adaptation capacities in two case-study locations, to understand how impacts and challenges can be understood locally and nationally.
This project will contribute to debates exploring governance in well-adapted futures; a challenge facing nations around the world.
Please contact the lead supervisor if you require further information about the project.
