TY - JOUR
T1 - Translating the complexities of flood risk science using KEEPER – a knowledge exchange exploratory tool for professionals in emergency response
AU - Alexander, Meghan
AU - Viavattene , Christophe
AU - Faulkner, Hazel
AU - Priest, Sally
PY - 2014/9
Y1 - 2014/9
N2 - Within flood risk management (FRM) decision making, there is a growing interest in participatory approaches to engage and integrate stakeholder expertise. Decision support tools are becoming common features in the FRM ‘toolkit’, yet there is a limited application of participatory methodologies in the construction of such tools. This paper reports on completed FRMRC research (Flood Risk Management Research Consortium, UK http://www.floodrisk.org.uk/) and the construction of a geographic information system‐based flood risk assessment tool, KEEPER – a Knowledge Exchange Exploratory tool for Professionals in Emergency Response. An iterative methodology was used to engage emergency professionals throughout the research process, allowing a mixing of scientific and professional expertise in the co‐production of KEEPER. KEEPER was both instrumental in facilitating participation and knowledge exchange, and informing recommendations for future tools in practice. This paper argues that participation is both essential for supporting pragmatic flood research and as a means of enhancing communication across traditionally divided communities.
AB - Within flood risk management (FRM) decision making, there is a growing interest in participatory approaches to engage and integrate stakeholder expertise. Decision support tools are becoming common features in the FRM ‘toolkit’, yet there is a limited application of participatory methodologies in the construction of such tools. This paper reports on completed FRMRC research (Flood Risk Management Research Consortium, UK http://www.floodrisk.org.uk/) and the construction of a geographic information system‐based flood risk assessment tool, KEEPER – a Knowledge Exchange Exploratory tool for Professionals in Emergency Response. An iterative methodology was used to engage emergency professionals throughout the research process, allowing a mixing of scientific and professional expertise in the co‐production of KEEPER. KEEPER was both instrumental in facilitating participation and knowledge exchange, and informing recommendations for future tools in practice. This paper argues that participation is both essential for supporting pragmatic flood research and as a means of enhancing communication across traditionally divided communities.
KW - Flood risk
KW - Social vulnerability
KW - GIS
KW - Knowledge exchange
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfr3.12042/abstract
U2 - 10.1111/jfr3.12042
DO - 10.1111/jfr3.12042
M3 - Article
VL - 7
SP - 205
EP - 216
JO - Journal of Flood Risk Management
JF - Journal of Flood Risk Management
SN - 1753-318X
IS - 3
ER -