Social vulnerability and the 2002 flood. Country report Germany (Mulde river)

Social vulnerability and the 2002 flood. Country report Germany (Mulde river)

Steinführer, A.

TU Braunschweig

Floodsite

2007-06-21

The report discusses the findings of a questionnaire survey carried out in five localities of the Mulde catchment (Germany) in 2005 (N=404). All these settlements were heavily affected by the 2002 August flood. Both an event- and a phase-sensitive approach are applied from a bottom-up perspective of the people affected. This specific comprehension allows for a more appropriate understanding of social vulnerability in the context of a European welfare state where risk and affectedness become increasingly individualised. Finally, conclusions with respect to the paradigm of Flood Risk Management are drawn.

risk perception
Flood risk management
risk perception
Social vulnerability

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Helmholz Unweltforschungszentrum (UFZ)

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Hydraulic Engineering Reports

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