Identifying factors influencing flood mitigation at the local level in Texas and Florida: the role of organizational capacity |
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| Authors: | Samuel D Brody Jung Eun Kang Sarah Bernhardt |
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| Institution: | 1.Environmental Planning & Sustainability Research Unit, Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning,Texas A&M University, TAMU 3137,College Station,USA |
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| Abstract: | In the United States, mitigating the adverse impacts of flooding has increasingly become the responsibility of local decision
makers. Despite the importance of understanding why flood mitigation techniques are implemented at the local level, few empirical
studies have been conducted over the last decade. Our study addresses this lack of research by examining the factors influencing
local communities to adopt both structural and non-structural flood mitigation strategies. We use statistical models to predict
multiple flood mitigation techniques implemented by cities and counties based on a survey of floodplain administrators and
planning officials across Texas and Florida. Particular attention is paid to the role of organizational capacity to address
floods in addition to various local geophysical and socioeconomic characteristics. Results indicate that organizational capacity
is a significant factor contributing to the implementation of both structural and non-structural flood mitigation techniques,
even when controlling for contextual characteristics. |
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