Managing borderlands: adaptive decision making amongst specialists and non-specialists
Lead Research Organisation:
Newcastle University
Department Name: Agriculture Food and Rural Development
Abstract
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Publications
Bracken L
(2016)
Flood risk management, an approach to managing cross-border hazards
in Natural Hazards
Cook B
(2016)
Competing paradigms of flood management in the Scottish/English borderlands
in Disaster Prevention and Management
Forrester J
(2015)
Combining participatory mapping with Q-methodology to map stakeholder perceptions of complex environmental problems
in Applied Geography
| Description | Building model to demonstrate the ways in which land managemetn can affesct flooding. This model was used by Tweed Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The model developed by the research team was built by Tweed Forum. Co-funding was used to provide a trailer and the model taken to agricultural shows, fairs and public events to show the general public the importance of land management in flood management |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014,2015 |