Compensatory approaches and engagement techniques to gain flood storage in England and Wales
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McCarthy, S., Viavattene, C., Sheehan, J. and Green, C. 2018. Compensatory approaches and engagement techniques to gain flood storage in England and Wales. Journal of Flood Risk Management. 11 (1), pp. 85-94. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12336
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Title | Compensatory approaches and engagement techniques to gain flood storage in England and Wales |
Authors | McCarthy, S., Viavattene, C., Sheehan, J. and Green, C. |
Abstract | Flood storage involves creating sacrificial land for water to purposefully inundate protect land downstream. Obtaining the right or co-operation to flood on private property remains a challenge. This paper based on empirical qualitative research with 14 key stakeholders involved in the practice of gaining land to flood in England and Wales the different forms of financial and economic approach that might be used to facilitate this right. Expropriation of land, one off-payment, annual single payment and flood event losses compensation were explored. Availability of funding as compensation is the main driver for landowner adoption of flood storage schemes. Three funding approaches were revealed; flowage easement, full land purchase and Agricultural Schemes funding diffuse storage. Rather than attempting to gain partnerships between spatially dislocated stakeholders in upper storage and lower impacted catchments success resides on the storage land and persuading landowner co-operation. A clear enforced legal framework of ownership of land and funding mechanisms is also viewed as essential. |
Research Group | Flood Hazard Research Centre |
Publisher | Wiley |
Journal | Journal of Flood Risk Management |
ISSN | 1753-318X |
Publication dates | |
Online | 20 Feb 2018 |
25 Mar 2018 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 11 Dec 2017 |
Accepted | 05 Dec 2017 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Copyright Statement | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: McCarthy, S., Viavattene, C., Sheehan, J. and Green, C. (2018), Compensatory approaches and engagement techniques to gain flood storage in England and Wales. J Flood Risk Management, 11: 85-94. doi:10.1111/jfr3.12336, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12336. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
Additional information | Special Issue: Land for Flood Risk Management: A catchment‐wide and multi‐level perspective |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12336 |
Language | English |
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