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Joseph, R, Proverbs, D, Lamond, J and Wassell, P (2011) A critical synthesis of the indirect tangible impacts of flooding on households. In: Egbu, C and Lou, E C W (Eds.), Proceedings 27th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2011, Bristol, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 1045–53.
- Type: Conference Proceedings
- Keywords: direct impacts; flood; households; indirect impacts; tangible impact
- ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-9552390-5-2
- URL: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/ar2011-1045-1053_Joseph_Proverbs_Lamond_Wassell.pdf
- Abstract:
The impact of flooding on households has been witnessed by an increasing number of UK residents in the last decade. Previous studies in the UK and internationally have identified a wide variety of economic, social and environmental impacts both tangible and intangible, usually during the flood alleviation appraisal stage at Governmental level. The tangible impacts of flooding on households are both direct and indirect in nature. Direct impacts are the impacts caused to buildings and their contents as a result of physical contact of flood water on properties, whereas the indirect impacts occur as a further consequence of the flood and the disruptions of economic and social activities. Most previous studies have focussed on the direct tangible impact of flooding on households largely due to the fact that there are difficulties in accounting for indirect and non-monetary impacts of flooding on households and because this is usually a low priority in the post-disaster recovery effort. This review seeks to identify in detail the indirect tangible impacts of flooding on households, towards contributing to a wider understanding of the tangible impacts of flooding on householders at the individual property level. The review highlights that the indirect tangible impacts have the potential to affect wider communities rather than the flooded households alone, therefore making these indirect impacts an important consideration when considering the true impact of flooding. The review also revealed that since most of the indirect impacts are not insurable, the bulk of the indirect tangible costs of flooding are borne by householders. These findings indicate that there is a need for further research towards improving the assessment of these indirect tangible impacts for the purpose of developing a comprehensive flood mitigation appraisal tool to be used at property level.