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
JF  - 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
U6  - https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-5629-2018
SN  - 1027-5606
SN  - 1607-7938
VL  - 22
IS  - 11
SP  - 5629
EP  - 5637
PB  - Copernicus
CY  - Göttingen
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Lindenberger, Ulman
A1  - Kliegl, Reinhold
A1  - Bates, Paul B.
T1  - Professional expertise does not eliminate age differences in imagery-based memory performance during adulthood
N2  - Using a testing-the-limits paradigm, the authors investigated the modulation (attenuation) o f negative adult age differences in imagery-based memory performance as a function of professional expertise. Six older graphic designers, 6 normal older adults, 6 younger graphic design students, and 6 normal younger students participated in a 19-session program with a cued-recall variant of the Method of Loci. Older graphic designers attained higher levels o f mnemonic performance than normal older adults but were not able to reach younger adults' level of performance; a perfect separation of age groups was achieved. Spatial visualization was a good predictor of mnemonic performance. Results suggest that negative adult age differences in imagery-based memory are attenuated but not eliminated by the advantages associated with criterion-relevant ability (talent) and experience.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - paper 160 
Y1  - 1992
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-40384
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Kliegl, Reinhold
A1  - Smith, Jacqui
A1  - Hechhausen, Jutta
A1  - Bates, Paul B.
T1  - Mnemonic training for the acquisition of skilled digit memory
N2  - This article outlines a research strategy for investigating, in a laboratory setting, the acquisition and the "limits" of a cognitive skill. Expert digit memory is used as an illustration. Two participants with initial average digit- and word-span memory were trained to memorize and reproduce strings of 80 to 90 digits presented at 10- to 1-sec rates. The instruction and training program, based on a theory of skilled memory, focused on three components: (a) acquisition of a mnemonic system (i.e., recoding digits into historical dates or concrete nouns), (b) use of a long-term memory retrieval structure (i.e., instruction in the Method of Loci), and (c) improvement in processing speed. After 86 experimental sessions, one participant recalled 90 random digits presented at a 1-sec rate. The digits were, however, constrained to be compatible with the participant's historical knowledge. The second participant recalled 80 random digits presented at a 5-sec rate after 70 sessions. Speed of encoding and retrieval processing was the only component that required extensive practice for skilled digit-memory acquisition.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - paper 148 
Y1  - 1987
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-40252
ER  -