Management of risks in societal planning – an analysis of scope and variety of health, safety and security issues in municipality plan documents

Johansson, Anna; Svedung, Inge; Andersson, Ragnar

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2006.03.001

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“…Johansson et al 2006). Consequently, local vulnerability assessments are often focused on analysing sensitivities of existing technical systems in specific areas.…”

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Evolving local climate adaptation strategies: incorporating influences of socio–economic stress

Hjerpe

Glaas

2011

Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change

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Socio-economic and climatic stresses affect local communities' vulnerability to flooding.Better incorporation of socio-economic stress in local vulnerability assessments is important when planning for climate adaptation. This is rarely done due to insufficient understanding of their interaction, in both theory and practice. The omission leads to critical weaknesses in local adaptation strategies. This study analyses how socioeconomic stress interacts with climatic stress and shape local vulnerability to flooding, and how such stress can be more efficiently managed within local government organisations. A framework containing potential stresses was developed and applied to investigate how socio-economic stress affected exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity in two case studies, using interview and group exercise transcripts. Cases consisted of major development projects in two Swedish municipalities, Gothenburg and Lilla Edet. The cases were similarly exposed to climatic stress but differed in socio-2 economic context, and previous professional climate change experience. Fierce foreign competition and market structure were seen as the two most significant socio-economic stresses influencing local vulnerability to flooding through shaping the 'local' worldview. In falling order sensitivity, exposure, and adaptive capacity were seen to be influenced by the socio-economic stresses. Two approaches to efficiently incorporate climatic and socio-economic stress in local management are proposed: shifting the focus of vulnerability assessments towards future sensitivity of people and settlements, rather than on the current infrastructure's sensitivity, would facilitate their use in planning and by 'mainstreaming' adaptation into long-term strategic planning vulnerability would be more dynamically addressed and periodically revised.

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Evolving local climate adaptation strategies: incorporating influences of socio–economic stress

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Glaas

2011

Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change

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“…The two municipalities demonstrate high capacity in assessing risks to their technical infrastructure, but no established system for documenting or applying such knowledge at a higher institutional and cross-sectoral level, a result also reported in other Swedish studies (e.g. Johansson et al 2006). This makes it difficult for other local actors to apply such knowledge.…”

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Cities’ capacity to manage climate vulnerability: experiences from participatory vulnerability assessments in the lower Göta Älv Catchment, Sweden

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Within the scope of this project, tools for conducting systematic and integrated climate vulnerability and sustainability assessments have been developed. Two municipalities in the lower Göta Ä lv catchment were selected as study cases. Together with representatives from key municipal departments and national government agencies, the interdisciplinary research team designed and conducted a co-production process. Results obtained using the developed tools demonstrate that conducting such a systematic assessment of the current situation and potential impacts of climate change adaptation measures would contribute to synergies between adaptation strategies and other policy arenas. Our recommendation for enhancing the capacity of local vulnerability management in Sweden is to shift foci in four fields: from static analysis of climate vulnerability to a dynamic approach to social vulnerability, from a sectorwise fragmented approach to integrated management, from a focus on technical fixes and physical measures to institutional adaptation measures, and, finally, from sustainability-blind adaptation investments to long-term sustainable climate adaptation measures. The processes and mechanisms for succeeding in this requires that knowledge be produced, shared, and managed in partly new ways, allowing stakeholders both inside and outside local government administration to voice and synergise their concerns and solutions.

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“…Conflicts among different stakeholders could be decreased through increased transparent documentation and increased communication among different interests and stakeholders (Johansson et al 2006;Andersson-Sköld et al 2013). An important issue in the risk management process is to decide for whom the intervention should be effective and who should be responsible for funding.…”

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Effective and Sustainable Flood and Landslide Risk Reduction Measures: An Investigation of Two Assessment Frameworks

Andersson-Sköld

Nyberg

2016

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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Natural events such as floods and landslides can have severe consequences. The risks are expected to increase, both as a consequence of climate change and due to increased vulnerabilities, especially in urban areas. Although preventive measures are often cost-effective, some measures are beneficial to certain values, while some may have negative impacts on other values. The aim of the study presented here was to investigate two frameworks used for assessing the effectiveness and sustainability of physical and nonphysical flood and landslide risk reduction measures. The study is based on literature, available information from authorities and municipalities, expert knowledge and experience, and stakeholder views and values. The results indicate that the risks for suboptimization or maladaptation are reduced if many aspects are included and a broad spectrum of stakeholders are involved. The sustainability assessment tools applied here can contribute to a more transparent and sustainable risk management process by assessing strategies and interventions with respect to both short-and long-term perspectives, including local impacts and wider environmental impacts caused by climate change, for example. The tools can also cover social and economic aspects. The assessment tools provide checklists that can support decision processes, thus allowing for more transparent decisions.

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Management of risks in societal planning – an analysis of scope and variety of health, safety and security issues in municipality plan documents

Cited by 13 publications

References 32 publications

Evolving local climate adaptation strategies: incorporating influences of socio–economic stress

Evolving local climate adaptation strategies: incorporating influences of socio–economic stress

Cities’ capacity to manage climate vulnerability: experiences from participatory vulnerability assessments in the lower Göta Älv Catchment, Sweden

Effective and Sustainable Flood and Landslide Risk Reduction Measures: An Investigation of Two Assessment Frameworks

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