<p>Flooding is a dynamic and multifaceted hazard that poses significant challenges to risk mitigation efforts. Given the involvement of multiple stakeholders in flood management, it is essential to incorporate diverse perspectives in assessing flood risk and subsequently designing sustainable flood risk management strategies. This study demonstrates an effective approach to integrate stakeholder input into flood risk assessment, using Mobile Bay, Alabama, as a case study. An extensive literature review was conducted to identify research gaps and to highlight key flood risk indicators. Based on this review, a structured questionnaire was developed and distributed to individuals with varying roles in flood management in the Mobile Bay area. A purposive sampling method was employed to capture a broad range of stakeholder perspectives. The findings reveal that geographical location and historical flood events were regarded by stakeholders as prominent contributors to flood risk. Input from multiple stakeholders, collected through questionnaire surveys, was then used to weigh various flood risk indicators. Relevant secondary data were obtained from various sources to develop a comprehensive flood risk map for the study area. The approach used by this study demonstrates an effective way to involve multi-stakeholder perspectives in flood risk assessment, and the findings offer valuable insights for policymakers seeking to enhance flood risk mitigation and build more resilient, evidence-based strategies.</p>

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Integrating stakeholder perspectives in flood risk assessment: a case study in mobile bay, Alabama

  • Md. Munjurul Haque,
  • Wanyun Shao,
  • Hemal Dey

摘要

Flooding is a dynamic and multifaceted hazard that poses significant challenges to risk mitigation efforts. Given the involvement of multiple stakeholders in flood management, it is essential to incorporate diverse perspectives in assessing flood risk and subsequently designing sustainable flood risk management strategies. This study demonstrates an effective approach to integrate stakeholder input into flood risk assessment, using Mobile Bay, Alabama, as a case study. An extensive literature review was conducted to identify research gaps and to highlight key flood risk indicators. Based on this review, a structured questionnaire was developed and distributed to individuals with varying roles in flood management in the Mobile Bay area. A purposive sampling method was employed to capture a broad range of stakeholder perspectives. The findings reveal that geographical location and historical flood events were regarded by stakeholders as prominent contributors to flood risk. Input from multiple stakeholders, collected through questionnaire surveys, was then used to weigh various flood risk indicators. Relevant secondary data were obtained from various sources to develop a comprehensive flood risk map for the study area. The approach used by this study demonstrates an effective way to involve multi-stakeholder perspectives in flood risk assessment, and the findings offer valuable insights for policymakers seeking to enhance flood risk mitigation and build more resilient, evidence-based strategies.