Applying behavioural insights to property flood resilience

This project has researched the motivation behind the decisions people make to protect themselves against flood damage.

From:
Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme and Environment Agency
Published
25 February 2021
Category:
Increasing resilience to flooding
Topics:
Adaptation, Alternative construction materials, Behavioural change, Climate change and Communicating risk
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Investment, Resilience planning, Resilient infrastructure, and Strategy and planning
Project status:
Completed
Project code:
FRS17191
Date of completion:
10 September 2020

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This project has researched the motivation behind the decisions people make (behavioural insights) to protect themselves against flood damage.

This will help risk management authorities in England and Wales to encourage more householders and businesses to install property flood resilience measures, protecting more homes and businesses from the impacts of flooding.

This project was completed September 2020.

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Published 25 February 2021
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