Social vulnerability and the 2002 flood. Country report Germany (Mulde river)

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Abstract

The report discusses the findings of a questionnaire survey carried out in five localities of the Mulde catchment (Germany) in 2005 (N=404). All these settlements were heavily affected by the 2002 August flood. Both an event- and a phase-sensitive approach are applied from a bottom-up perspective of the people affected. This specific comprehension allows for a more appropriate understanding of social vulnerability in the context of a European welfare state where risk and affectedness become increasingly individualised. Finally, conclusions with respect to the paradigm of Flood Risk Management are drawn.

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