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Why do people not learn from flood disasters? Evidence from Vietnam’s northwestern mountains

Schad, Iven; Schmitter, Petra; Neef, Andreas; Lamers, Marc; Nguyen, La; Hilger, Thomas; Hoffmann, Volker; Saint-Macary, Camille (2012), Why do people not learn from flood disasters? Evidence from Vietnam’s northwestern mountains, Natural hazards, 62, 2, p. 221–241. 10.1007/s11069-011-9992-4

Type
Article accepté pour publication ou publié
Date
2012-06
Journal name
Natural hazards
Volume
62
Number
2
Publisher
Springer
Pages
221–241
Publication identifier
10.1007/s11069-011-9992-4
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Author(s)
Schad, Iven

Schmitter, Petra

Neef, Andreas

Lamers, Marc

Nguyen, La cc

Hilger, Thomas

Hoffmann, Volker

Saint-Macary, Camille
Laboratoire d'Economie de Dauphine [LEDa]
Abstract (EN)
This article explores how the causes and impacts of a flood event as perceived by local people shape immediate responses and future mitigation efforts in mountainous northwest Vietnam. Local flood perception is contrasted with scientific perspectives to determine whether a singular flood event will trigger adjustments in mitigation strategies in an otherwise rarely flood-affected area. We present findings from interdisciplinary research drawing on both socioeconomic and biophysical data. Evidence suggests that individual farmers’ willingness to engage in flood mitigation is curbed by the common perception that flooding is caused by the interplay of a bundle of external factors, with climatic factors and water management failures being the most prominent ones. Most farmers did not link the severity of flooding to existing land use systems, thus underlining the lack of a sense of personal responsibility among farmers for flood mitigation measures. We conclude that local governments cannot depend on there being a sufficient degree of intrinsic motivation among farmers to make them implement soil conservation techniques to mitigate future flooding. Policy makers will need to design measures to raise farmers’ awareness of the complex interplay between land use and hydrology and to enhance collective action in soil conservation by providing appropriate incentives and implementing coherent long-term strategies.
Subjects / Keywords
Flood response; Agro-environmental perception; Mitigation strategies; Interdisciplinary research; Vietnam
JEL
Q58 - Government Policy
Q54 - Climate; Natural Disasters and Their Management; Global Warming
O13 - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
O53 - Asia including Middle East

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