Residents’ perceptions of coastal flood risk and its management through Coastal Defence Strategies at Emsworth, United Kingdom.

E. C. R. Shackleton; J. Potts; D. Carter; R. Ballinger

doi:10.1051/litt/201113001

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Year: 2011

10.1051/litt/201113001

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Issue		2011


Article Number		13001
Number of page(s)		8
Section		Session 13 – Innovative approaches in stakeholder management and influencing change
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/litt/201113001
Published online		09 May 2011

Littoral 2010, 13001 (2011)

Residents’ perceptions of coastal flood risk and its management through Coastal Defence Strategies at Emsworth, United Kingdom.

E. C. R. Shackleton¹, J. Potts¹, D. Carter¹ and R. Ballinger²

¹ Department of Geography, University of Portsmouth, UK
edward.shackleton@myport.ac.uk ; jonathan.potts@port.ac.uk ; david.carter@port.ac.uk
² School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, UK
ballingerRC@cardiff.ac.uk

Abstract

Residents’ perceptions of coastal flood risk and its management at Emsworth, United Kingdom have been analysed using a mail survey. Research findings indicate an apparent complacency of attitudes such as “I am safe" and “I can cope" with flooding. The need for more effective, simpler communication along with more publicity from Operating Authorities regarding coastal flood risk was apparent.