A Participatory Approach to Assess the Effectiveness of Responses to Cope with Flood Risk

23 Pages Posted: 21 Apr 2010

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Lucia Ceccato

School for Advanced Studies in Venice Foundation

Valentina Giannini

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)

Carlo Giupponi

Ca Foscari University of Venice - Dipartimento di Economia; Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)

Date Written: April 21, 2010

Abstract

This work illustrates the preliminary findings of a participatory research process aimed at identifying responses for sustainable water management in a climate change perspective, in two river basins in Europe and Asia. The paper describes the methodology implemented through local workshops, aimed at eliciting and evaluating possible responses to flood risk. Participatory workshops allowed for the identification of four categories of possible responses and a set of nine evaluation criteria, three for each of the three pillars of sustainable development. The main outcome of such activities consists in the ranking of broad response categories instrumental to the objective of the Brahmatwinn research project, i.e. the identification of Integrated Water Resource Management Strategies (IWRMS) based upon the issues and preferences elicited from local experts. The mDSS tool was used to facilitate transparent and robust management of the information collected through Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) and communication of the outputs.

Keywords: Participatory Process, Climate Change, Flood Risk, Decision Support System, Multi Criteria Analysis, MCA, Eliciting Responses, Evaluating Responses, Integrated Water Resources Management, IWRM, Mulino Decision Support System, mDSS

JEL Classification: C61, Q01, Q54, Q56, Q58

Suggested Citation

Ceccato, Lucia and Giannini, Valentina and Giupponi, Carlo, A Participatory Approach to Assess the Effectiveness of Responses to Cope with Flood Risk (April 21, 2010). FEEM Working Paper No. 28.2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1593506 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1593506

Lucia Ceccato (Contact Author)

School for Advanced Studies in Venice Foundation ( email )

Island of San Servolo
Venice, 30100
Italy

Valentina Giannini

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) ( email )

Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore
Venice, 30124
Italy

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Carlo Giupponi

Ca Foscari University of Venice - Dipartimento di Economia ( email )

Cannaregio 873
Venice, 30121
Italy

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) ( email )

Corso Magenta 63
20123 Milan
Italy

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