Community Consultation in Flood Defence Schemes: A Perspective on Who Is Consulted and When

Authors

  • Petros Nikolopoulos-K Centre for Community Engagement, Achaea Institute of Smart Infrastructure, Aigio, Greece Author
  • Jonas Sereikiene Centre for Flood Resilience, Sudovia Institute of Smart Infrastructure, Vilkaviskis, Lithuania Author
  • Marie-Josee Federspiel Centre for Infrastructure Policy, Alzette Centre for Urban Systems, Dudelange, Luxembourg Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22662100

Keywords:

Community Consultation in Flood Defence Schemes; Smart infrastructure; Evidence synthesis; Asset management; Structural health monitoring

Abstract

Community Consultation in Flood Defence Schemes is an area of active development in smart and resilient infrastructure
engineering, with evidence that has accumulated unevenly across its component questions. We review the current evidence base
for community consultation in flood defence schemes, spanning methodological, implementation, governance, and cost
dimensions, focusing on where practice has converged and where it continues to vary, and set out the practical considerations
relevant to an agency considering its adoption. We conclude that selective, context-specific use is best supported by the evidence
currently available, rather than uniform adoption or avoidance

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2023-06-19