Print Email Facebook Twitter The European Flood Risk Directive and Ethics Title The European Flood Risk Directive and Ethics Author Mostert, E. Doorn, N. Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Water Management Date 2012-12-31 Abstract The European Flood risk directive (2007/60/EC) requires EU Member States to review their system of flood risk management. In doing so, they will have to face ethical issues inherent in flood risk management. This paper discusses three such issues, using examples from the Netherlands. These issues are: (1) whether and, if so, under which conditions differentiation in flood protection levels is acceptable; (2) individual and local responsibility versus solidarity; and (3) the role of environmental considerations in flood risk management. By discussing these three issues in the light of the more philosophical literature on risks, we intend to contribute to an integrated approach to flood risk management. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:45975ca0-7e8b-4648-ab66-07ee3661f4c3 Publisher Baltzer Science ISSN 2211-4505 Source International Journal of Water Governance, (6), 2012 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights (c) 2012 Baltzer Science Files PDF 289818.pdf 29.43 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:45975ca0-7e8b-4648-ab66-07ee3661f4c3/datastream/OBJ/view