Understanding risk communication in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥â€™s municipalities

Area of Study: Land Use, Resilience, and Environmental Risk

Key Documents

Year

2020

Status

Current

Principal Investigators

, Director of the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Planning Program

Overview

¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥’s municipalities are at risk from multiple hazards like wildfires and flooding, which have increased in frequency and intensity as a result of climate change. Across the province, municipalities are beginning to develop adaptation plans using existing regulatory strategies and legislation to reduce the exposure of new development to these hazards.

This study aims to understand the nature and state of risk knowledge that multiple stakeholders have concerning new land developments in risk prone areas in ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥, and the ways in which this risk knowledge is communicated. The study will use select case studies that will be identified and investigated from a list of new developments in risk-prone areas in municipalities across the province of ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥.