Govert D Geldof Tauw Deventer The Netherlands Malmö September 20th 2004 The quality of a society is reflected by the way it makes use of its water Mahatma Ghandi Triptych Public participation and education adaptation ID: 538693
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Water and Society
Govert D. Geldof
Tauw, Deventer, The
Netherlands
Malmö, September 20th 2004Slide2
“The quality of a society is reflected by the way it makes use of its water”
Mahatma GhandiSlide3
Triptych:
Public participation and education (adaptation)Stormwater and environmental quality (focus on design and maintenance)Risk and risk perceptionSlide4
Panel 1
Public Participation and Education(adaptation)Slide5
We make water plans …
?Slide6
Communication
Stubborn
(self-referential)
Too flexible
(no backbone)
AdaptiveSlide7
Psychology
“Someone is adaptive when he or she is interested in other people”Slide8
Residential area LewenborgSlide9Slide10Slide11
Adaptive management
The middle wayDare to be inconsistentDo not avoid conflictsLearning by doingBe braveSlide12Slide13
Panel 2
Stormwater and Environmental Quality(focus on design and maintenance)Slide14
Playing together: how?Slide15Slide16
In the community centreSlide17
Aspects
Moral
Legal
Aesthetic
Economic
Social
Linguistic
Historical
Logical
Psychological
Ecological
Chemical
PhysicalSlide18
“You should not make us enthusiastically about how it will be, but how it will stay”
Lewenborg residentSlide19
Panel 3
Risk and Risk PerceptionSlide20Slide21Slide22Slide23Slide24Slide25
Risk
Hazard
VulnerabilitySlide26
T
he relationship betweenwater management & society
Flood risk areas
Multiple deprivationSlide27
How people react …
Real Risk
Perceived
Risk
or the other way around …Slide28
Perceived risk, influenced by:
Magnitude of the riskTimeCulturePossibilities to reduce effects by behaviourChoice (are people voluntarily living there?)Advantages of living in that areaAttention given to it by the media
Way of communication
Trust in the local government …Slide29
Non-linear relationship
Bungee jump societySlide30
Conclusions
Public participation: adaptation is looking for the middle wayStormwater and environmental quality: look at all aspectsRisk and risk perception: do not only focus at risk and try to avoid the bungee jump societySlide31
Thanks for your attention …