Studies in the Area of Environmental Policy Reported from Joint Research Center (Prescriptive conflict prevention analysis: An application to the…

Studies in the Area of Environmental Policy Reported from Joint Research Center (Prescriptive conflict prevention analysis: An application to the 2021 update of the Austrian flood risk management plan)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Ecology, Environment & Conservation -- Investigators publish new report on Environmental Policy. According to news reporting originating in Ispra, Italy, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, "Flood events have become more frequent in Europe, and the adaptation to the increasing flood risks is needed. The Flood Directive set up a series of measures to increase European resilience, establishing Flood Risk Management Plans (FRMPs) at the level of the river basin district as one relevant action."

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Joint Research Center, "In order to efficiently fulfil this objective, the involvement of stakeholders as well as the analysis of their roles, responsibilities, and demands has been considered to be crucial to develop FRMPs. As a result, the hypothesis tested in this paper is that a consensus solution for the 2021 update Austrian Flood Risk Management Plan is feasible. To demonstrate this, both in-depth interviews and questionnaires to key Austrian stakeholders are implemented. The information collected in both participatory techniques are then used to run a conflict prevention analysis."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "The results show that (a) improving the coordination among regions and including better land-use planning approaches are preferable to a hypothetical business as usual scenario; and (b) a consensus solution for the 2021 update Austrian FRMP might be achievable on the basis of both a deep discussion on the state-of-the art and green infrastructure development."

For more information on this research see: Prescriptive conflict prevention analysis: An application to the 2021 update of the Austrian flood risk management plan. Environmental Science & Policy, 2016;66():299-309. Environmental Science & Policy can be contacted at: Elsevier Sci Ltd, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, Oxon, England. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Environmental Science & Policy - www.journals.elsevier.com/environmental-science-and-policy/)

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Y. Hernandez-Gonzalez, European Commiss, Joint Res Center, Disaster Risk Management Unit, Ispra, VA, Italy. Additional authors for this research include M.G. Ceddia, E. Zepharovich and D. Christopoulos.

Keywords for this news article include: Ispra, Italy, Europe, Environmental Policy, Joint Research Center.

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