Flood warning – consulting citizens in a time of crisis
Krishan LathigraCentral Office of Information, United Kingdom
Amrita SoodQualitative, GfK NOP Social Research, United Kingdom
Philippa MakepeaceStrategy and Communications, the Pitt Review, Cabinet Office, United Kingdom
INTRODUCTION
“A shared consensus has emerged in the past decade on the importance of participatory planning in disaster management. Individual and community ownership, commitment and concerted actions in disaster mitigation produce a wide range of appropriate, innovative and feasible mitigation solutions, which are cost-effective and sustainable. The International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) from 1990 to 1999 initiated a...