Project
Science Policy Fellowship: Catchment Scale Fluvial Flood Risk - Knowns and Unknowns
The aim of this Science Policy Fellowship is to critique what we know and what we don’t know about fluvial flood risk, resilience and management. We will use the epistemological construct of “known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns” to assess both scientific knowledge through literature review and stakeholder knowledge through engagement. This will provide us with a clear structure for presenting our current knowledge and awareness of knowledge gaps in a summary table.
Project Objectives
Specific topics of uncertainty and/or lack of scientific understanding which will be addressed by this Science Policy Fellowship include:
- Natural Flood Management
- Understanding the drivers of fluvial flood risk
- Uncertainty of Climate Change projections
- Risk Perception by stakeholders and how this informs decision making
- Evaluation of the Flood Risk Management Act (2009)
Further knowledge gaps may emerge from the review of the literature and use of Artificial Intelligence to identify literature themes.
