Citation

Hudson P. Public Health 2023; 218: 173-175.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.puhe.2023.03.008

PMID

37060736

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to discuss the overlap between property-level flood adaptation and public health and flood risk management and identify areas of future research. DESIGN AND METHODS: A short essay-based contribution arguing in favour of a future research direction from the perspective of a disaster risk researcher.

RESULTS: Promoting property-level flood adaption has multiple areas of benefit to both flooding and mental health risk management as a potential invention. This is because both fields display common interests in enabling and promoting personal responsibility to limit disaster consequences and build resilience.

CONCLUSIONS: The promotion and development of property-level flood adaptation strategies can be a productive locus of behaviour for further active collaboration and research, as well as a joint intervention for improving human welfare postdisaster. However, more proactive research is required.

Language: en

Keywords

Public health; Flooding; Mental health; Flood; Property-level adaptation