An opportunity missed is an opportunity lost. Flood maps and
their (non-)utilization by local government bodies in the Czech
Republic

J 2024

An opportunity missed is an opportunity lost. Flood maps and their (non-)utilization by local government bodies in the Czech Republic

DOLÁK KLEMEŠOVÁ, Kamila; Ivan ANDRÁŠKO; David FIEDOR a Lukáš DOLÁK

Základní údaje

Originální název

An opportunity missed is an opportunity lost. Flood maps and their (non-)utilization by local government bodies in the Czech Republic

Autoři

DOLÁK KLEMEŠOVÁ, Kamila; Ivan ANDRÁŠKO; David FIEDOR a Lukáš DOLÁK

Vydání

Moravian Geographical Reports, Czech Academy of Sciences; Palacky University Olomouc, 2024, 1210-8812

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10500 1.5. Earth and related environmental sciences

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 1.600

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/24:00137673

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

Flood maps; flood risk management; local government bodies; questionnaire survey; Czech Republic

Štítky

14315030, rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 15. 7. 2025 09:03, Mgr. Marie Novosadová Šípková, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

Flood maps are a crucial component of integrated flood risk management. While their key role is commonly acknowledged by experts and scholars, however, literature and findings on the practical utilization of flood maps (including the user' experiences) within the processes of governance are scarce. Our study aims to contribute to closing this gap; by focusing on the Czech local government bodies, data collected through a questionnaire survey allowed us to examine (a) how, or whether at all, the officials employ flood maps in their agendas; (b) how do they experience and assess working with the maps; and (c) which data would they supplement the extant flood maps by. Our findings show that the praxis of local flood-related governance in the Czech Republic still largely neglects the up-to-date approaches and practices of flood risk management. The officials addressed mostly continue to rely on the earliest type of floodplain maps and purely technical aspects of floods, while largely omitting the newer flood danger and risk maps; thus, they are also missing the opportunities of applying multi-criteria assessment of the flood risk and more effective communication with the public. The paper concludes with a set of suggestions for relevant praxis and future research.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1323/2022, interní kód MU

Název: Environmentální a socioekonomické změny v geografickém výzkumu

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Environmentální a socioekonomické změny v geografickém výzkumu

Citovat

DOLÁK KLEMEŠOVÁ, Kamila; Ivan ANDRÁŠKO; David FIEDOR a Lukáš DOLÁK. An opportunity missed is an opportunity lost. Flood maps and their (non-)utilization by local government bodies in the Czech Republic. Moravian Geographical Reports. Czech Academy of Sciences; Palacky University Olomouc, 2024, roč. 32, č. 2, s. 123-136. ISSN 1210-8812. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2024-0011.

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DOLÁK KLEMEŠOVÁ, Kamila; Ivan ANDRÁŠKO; David FIEDOR a Lukáš DOLÁK. An opportunity missed is an opportunity lost. Flood maps and their (non-)utilization by local government bodies in the Czech Republic. \textit{Moravian Geographical Reports}. Czech Academy of Sciences; Palacky University Olomouc, 2024, roč.~32, č.~2, s.~123-136. ISSN~1210-8812. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2024-0011.

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