Urban-Environmental History as a Field of Research

Haumann, Sebastian; Knoll, Martin; Mares, Detlev

doi:10.1515/9783839443750-001

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“…Understanding the environmental history of the Island helps tell the story of flood risk there. Environmental historians agree that the "natural realm" shapes and interacts with the human-realm, and vice versa (Haumann et. al, 2020).…”

Section: Environmental Historymentioning

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Flood Risk Management and Perceptions of Responsibility for Flood Risk on Toronto Island

Akkuyu

2024

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Hazard, exposure, and vulnerability interact to produce disaster risk. To reduce flood risk, flood risk management (FRM) policies, programs, and Acts must address hazard, exposure and/or vulnerability. Flood risk management involves structural and non-structural measures. While structural measures solely address hazards, non-structural mitigation measures address human exposure and vulnerabilities to hazards. This thesis investigates how flood risk on Toronto Island is managed and how residents perceive responsibility for flood management. Policy content analysis of FRM documents (n=59) reveals that policy actions for flood reduction at Toronto Island are diverse, although hazard mitigation measures are preferred over exposure and vulnerability mitigation measures. Cross-analysis of those findings with the results of a survey of Toronto Island residents (n=109) finds that residents view responsibilities for flood reduction differently than that assigned by FRM policy. These findings show that diversifying structural and non-structural mitigation methods, and defining stakeholder roles and responsibilities can improve FRM at Toronto Island.

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Section: Environmental Historymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…and how these two realms interact and influence each other over time (Oosthoek, 2005). The human realm (i.e., city; society; civilization) and the natural realm (i.e., the environment; natural hazards; wilderness) were traditionally understood as separate in Western thought (Haumann et. al, 2020).…”

Section: The Bilateral Approach Of Environmental Historymentioning

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Flood Risk Management and Perceptions of Responsibility for Flood Risk on Toronto Island

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2024

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Urban-Environmental History as a Field of Research

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Flood Risk Management and Perceptions of Responsibility for Flood Risk on Toronto Island

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