Assessing Floodplain Regulation in Glen Williams, Ontario, Canada

Shrubsole, Dan; Hammond, Vicki J.; Kreutzwiser, Reid; Woodley, Ian

doi:10.1006/jema.1997.0111

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“…A broader vision for floodplain management also is evident in the vision articulated by the U.S. Interagency Floodplain Management Review Committee's report to the Clinton Administration's Floodplain Management Task Force, in response to the 1993 flooding on the Mississippi (Rasmussen 1994). Furthermore, it is reflected in the principles embodied in Ontario's planning policy statement (Shrubsole et a/. 1997b), and in the Province's promotion of watershed and sub-watershed planning (Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy and Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 1993a;1993b;Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy 1994).…”

Section: Commitment and Capacitymentioning

confidence: 98%

“…For instance, evaluations of floodplain regulation in Ontario (e.g., Shrubsole and Scherer 1996;Shrubsole et a/. 1997a;1997b) are effectively evaluations of provincial, municipal, and conservation authority policy and practice; the FDRP provides the broad framework, but is not in the forefront in these studies. Second, while it is commonly accepted that the FDRP has been a successful, cost-effective program, precise measurements of its benefits and costs will always be tentative because this involves estimation of damages that would have occurred in the absence of the program.…”

Section: Achievementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Floodplain management in Canada: overview and prospects

Loë

2000

Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes

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Flooding is an important natural process. It plays a vital role in the maintenance of floodplain and shoreline ecosystems. Yet, it also is a hazard, in that floods put human life and property at risk. Paradoxically, flooding is a hazard only because humans have chosen to occupy flood‐vulnerable areas, such as riverine floodplains and lake or coastal shorelines. Recent major floods in Canada are a reminder that vulnerability to floods remains high. Responses to the flooding “problem” have evolved in Canada from an emphasis on controlling “water out of place” through structural measures such as dams and dikes, to managing human behaviour using zoning to keep development away from hazardous areas. In Canada, the federal‐provincial Flood Damage Reduction Program, initiated in 1975, has been an important vehicle for delivering a consistent, national approach to floodplain management. However, as of early 1999, the federal government has allowed the program to wind down while it reconsiders its role in water management ‐ effectively leaving the field of flood damage reduction to the provinces. This creates both challenges and opportunities. The challenge will be to avoid a return to the spiral of increasing flood damages and disaster assistance payments that characterized the period up to 1975. At the same time, however, opportunities exist to take stock of floodplain management, and to evaluate alternative future directions, including a more integrated approach to flooding. Les inondations font partie d'un processus naturel important. En particulier, elles contribuent largement à entretenir les écosystèmes des plaines inondables et des zones riveraines. Pourtant, elles constituent aussi un risque dans la mesure où elles mettent en danger la vie des gens et les propriétés. Paradoxalement, les inondations ne sont un risque que parce que les être humains ont choisi d'occuper des zones susceptibles d‘être inondées, comme les plaines riveraines inondables, les rives des lacs et le littoral marin. Les inondations importantes qui se sont récemment produites au Canada nous ont rappelé notre grande vulnérabilitéà leur égard. Notre réaction à l'endroit du “problème” que représentent les inondations a d'ailleurs évolué. Au lieu de nous concentrer comme autrefois sur l'adoption de mesures structurelles comme des barrages et des digues pour empêcher l'eau de s’échapper librement, nous agissons maintenant sur le comportement humain en décourageant les installations dans les zones dangereuses. Au Canada, le programme fédéral‐provincial de réduction des dommages causés par les inondations, lancé en 1975, a beaucoup contribuéà l‘élaboration d'une approche nationale cohérente dans la gestion des plaines inondables. Cependant, au début de 1999, le gouvernement fédéral, qui repense son rôle dans la gestion des eaux, a autorisé l’élimination progressive du programme, laissant tout bonnement aux provinces la responsabilité de la réduction des dommages causés par les inondations. Ce nouvel état de choses soulève évidemment toutes sortes de ...

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Section: Achievementsmentioning

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Floodplain management in Canada: overview and prospects

Loë

2000

Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes

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“…Not only was the amount of funding from the province reduced, but funds became available only for specific conservation authority functions: structural flood control and protection of significant lands through municipal tax coverage (Ivey, Smithers, de Loë, & Kreutzwiser, 2004;Shrubsole, Hammond, Kreutzwiser, & Woodley, 1997). Provincial funding was no longer available for non-structural watershed management, including commenting functions for provincial regulations such as the Planning Act and development controls supported by the Conservation Authorities Act (Shrubsole, 1996).…”

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Integrated water resource management: lessons from conservation authorities in Ontario, Canada

Mitchell

Priddle²,

Shrubsole

et al. 2014

International Journal of Water Resources Development

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The lessons and opportunities of integrated water resource management in Ontario are described by focusing attention on conservation authorities: watershed-based agencies formed between 1946 and 1979. Six foundational principles of the programme are explained: the watershed as the management unit; local initiative; provincialmunicipal partnership; a healthy environment for a healthy economy; a comprehensive approach; and cooperation and coordination. Illustrative examples from the Grand River and Halton Region conservation authorities provide the basis for conclusions. The six principles have served the integrated water resource management programme well. In addition, the ability to make difficult budgetary decisions and adapt to changing public need has contributed to the conservation authorities' success

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“…The tangible nature of dikes, being visible and measurable, likely facilitates such symbolism. Unfortunately while, for example, floodplain management policies are seen as an effective means of reducing flood damages (Pal, 2002;Shrubsole, 2001;Shrubsole et al, 1997) they offer little in the way of tangible assurance of security to residents. Efforts must be made at both the federal and provincial government to take leadership on this issue through investment of time and resources in applying and promoting the use of a range of nonstructural measures in vulnerability reduction throughout the Basin.…”

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Values and floodplain management: Case studies from the Red River Basin, Canada

Morris-Oswald

Sinclair

2005

Environmental Hazards

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Where floods are prevalent, decisions on how to mitigate vulnerability are made within a social-cultural context that includes values (and related customs, norms, beliefs, technology) of local people, which have evolved through interactions with the physical environment. Consequently, the success of floodplain management and flood mitigation activities is determined, at least in part, by the nature of values that impact the decision-making process. This paper explores this contention by considering the community values context surrounding flood risk management in two small Canadian communities in the Red River Basin.Using a qualitative methodology that includes semi-structured interviews with residents, community values are identified and accounted for in the context of flood vulnerability. Values discussions are organized around seven broad categories: community identity and community attributes; community economic development; technical and nonstructural approaches; civic engagement; flood legacy; personal rights and liberties; and shared values. Challenges posed by key identified values and their policy implications are considered. Some values are found to act as constraints if sustainable floodplain management practices are to be realized. r

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Assessing Floodplain Regulation in Glen Williams, Ontario, Canada

Cited by 8 publications

References 20 publications

Floodplain management in Canada: overview and prospects

Floodplain management in Canada: overview and prospects

Integrated water resource management: lessons from conservation authorities in Ontario, Canada

Values and floodplain management: Case studies from the Red River Basin, Canada

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