TY  - JOUR
A1  - Di Baldassarre, Giuliano
A1  - Kreibich, Heidi
A1  - Vorogushyn, Sergiy
A1  - Aerts, Jeroen
A1  - Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Karsten
A1  - Barendrecht, Marlies
A1  - Bates, Paul
A1  - Borga, Marco
A1  - Botzen, Wouter
A1  - Bubeck, Philip
A1  - De Marchi, Bruna
A1  - Llasat, Carmen Maria
A1  - Mazzoleni, Maurizio
A1  - Molinari, Daniela
A1  - Mondino, Elena
A1  - Mard, Johanna
A1  - Petrucci, Olga
A1  - Scolobig, Anna
A1  - Viglione, Alberto
A1  - Ward, Philip J.
T1  - Hess Opinions: An interdisciplinary research agenda to explore the unintended consequences of structural flood protection
T2  - Hydrology and earth system sciences : HESS
N2  - One common approach to cope with floods is the implementation of structural flood protection measures, such as levees or flood-control reservoirs, which substantially reduce the probability of flooding at the time of implementation. Numerous scholars have problematized this approach. They have shown that increasing the levels of flood protection can attract more settlements and high-value assets in the areas protected by the new measures. Other studies have explored how structural measures can generate a sense of complacency, which can act to reduce preparedness. These paradoxical risk changes have been described as "levee effect", "safe development paradox" or "safety dilemma". In this commentary, we briefly review this phenomenon by critically analysing the intended benefits and unintended effects of structural flood protection, and then we propose an interdisciplinary research agenda to uncover these paradoxical dynamics of risk.
Y1  - 2018
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/51333
SN  - 1027-5606
SN  - 1607-7938
VL  - 22
IS  - 11
SP  - 5629
EP  - 5637
PB  - Copernicus
CY  - Göttingen
ER  -