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Jessica Ludy
Building Resilience Workshop, March 9, 2013
A 100-year Flood is
A 100-year Flood is
A major flood that comes every 100 years its a worst-case scenario.
A 100-year Flood is
88 F0
Gulf of Mexico, New Orleans
50 F0
Sacramento River, upstream of the Delta
I can assure you any efforts you make to communicate risk to these people will be squashed
-(paraphrased) Planner, Central Valley, CA
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The Question
How well do residents protected by 100-year levees understand their true level of risk?
The Question
Behavior in an emergency is tied to risk perception Flood losses tend to be larger where people are unaware
Exposing people to involuntary risk means people cannot choose to avoid the threat.
Study Area
Study Area
Spanos Park West, Stockton
Stockton
Study Area
Survey questions
awareness, preparation, concern, flood knowledge, experience
Bear Creek
Bear Creek
-1.3m
Jessica Ludy, 9 March 2013 30m
Study Area
Development Characteristics
Results
Survey Results
Residents not aware of flood risk
Not told they are at risk
Results
Risk Perception
How confident are you that your levee will protect you?
Results
If a levee broke and your property flooded, how deep would it get?
six inches at best, Id think hardly any, just the front lawn
Results
Access to information
60% have not been informed
Results
yes
31% 52.4%
14%
Results
Preparation
20% households have flood insurance 13% residents took precautionary measures
evacuation plans, valuables on 2nd story, disaster supply kit.
Noaa photo library
No boats.
Residents are exposed to involuntary risk People of all levels of income/education are unaware (not just low-income/education)
After taking this survey, I contacted Stockton City Hall and was glibly told I had nothing to worry about. I need information. This opened my eyes. Plus, I need to check whether this area is in a flood area.
*Latest USACE Bear Creek Levee Assessment: Unacceptable
-Educate individuals to build political will for collective measures; Polderen -Educate planners, builders, developers, decision-makers
University of California, Berkeley is hosting an international design competition open to individuals and students.
http://watermarkscompetition.org
The idea is to design spaces in landscapes that communicate water and risk.