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PERCEPTION OF RISK AND MANAGING FLOOD DISASTER: A CASE STUDY OF RURAL COMMUNITY IN CZECH REPUBLIC

BERA, Mohan Kumar and Petr DANĚK

Basic information

Original name

PERCEPTION OF RISK AND MANAGING FLOOD DISASTER: A CASE STUDY OF RURAL COMMUNITY IN CZECH REPUBLIC

Authors

BERA, Mohan Kumar (356 India, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Petr DANĚK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

ZLIN, 12TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BATA CONFERENCE FOR PH.D. STUDENTS AND YOUNG RESEARCHERS (DOKBAT), p. 57-70, 14 pp. 2016

Publisher

TOMAS BATA UNIV ZLIN

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

10508 Physical geography

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

References:

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/16:00113677

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

ISBN

978-80-7454-592-4

DOI

UT WoS

000466741400006

Keywords in English

Floods; Risk Perception; Disaster Management; Dyje River; Czech Republic

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 18/4/2020 18:22, Mgr. Marie Šípková, DiS.

Abstract

V originále

Risk is a combined outcome of hazard and vulnerability. Level of perception of risk varies with changing nature of hazards and vulnerability and impacts of risk. Perception also varies with individual/community awareness, preparedness and coping capacity with risk. Therefore needs of every individual/community for risk reduction are different with context, time and space. There are certain factors that influence people to involve in dealing with uncertainty and unfamiliar future. People in the Czech Republic become survivor of frequent flood disasters in last couple of decades. There is a relationship between increasing frequency of floods and climatic variations which has been widely experienced in Central European countries. As a result, conventional top-down approach of the government is slowly accepting the importance of communities and community based institutions in disaster risk reduction. Rural areas in Czech Republic are economically backward and villagers mainly depend on farming, tourism, wood processing, and food processing industries. Increasing frequency of flood disasters in last couple of decades has damaged properties and loss of lives that directly affected people living near the rivers and streams. The Research has been exploring the people perception of risk and adaptation with the changing governance system to cope with increasing frequency of flood disasters in Czech Republic.