Competing Values in Coastal Hazards Management Session Name: Competing Values in Coastal Hazards Management. Coastal Hazards Management Course Public good vs. private interest Differing views of what constitutes acceptable risk Who is responsible for safety along the coast? Who is included in the moral community? Issues of fairness and equity in coastal hazards management Slide 21.1

Public Goals for Coastal Hazards Management Session Name: Competing Values in Coastal Hazards Management. Coastal Hazards Management Course Safety of public at large Long-term sustainability Protection of public leaders Economic stability/protection of the tax base Other important public goals Slide 21.2

Individual Values Session Name: Competing Values in Coastal Hazards Management. Coastal Hazards Management Course Unfettered use of private property Limits on government interference Ability to make economic use of private property The ability to protect and safeguard private property from coastal hazards Slide 21.3

Public Choices About Risk Session Name: Competing Values in Coastal Hazards Management. Coastal Hazards Management Course Hazard reduction involves choices about acceptable and unacceptable levels of risk The choices may be explicit or implicit Slide 21.4

Individual Values of Risk Session Name: Competing Values in Coastal Hazards Management. Coastal Hazards Management Course Strong individualism/personal independence Personal freedom to choose a particular living environment (i.e., risky coastal environment) Personal judgments and perception about risk Fears about paternalistic government risk reduction Preference for and belief in the market system as the correct determinant of acceptable risk. Slide 21.5

Risk Awareness Session Name: Competing Values in Coastal Hazards Management. Coastal Hazards Management Course When people are unaware of their hazards they may: Plan only for the immediate future Ignore or discount emergency warnings Overestimate their ability to cope when disaster strikes Fail to prepare for hazardous events Rely heavily on emergency relief Slide 21.6

Estimating Loss in Assessment of “Risk” Session Name: Competing Values in Coastal Hazards Management. Coastal Hazards Management Course Monetary losses include: Structural Damage Income loss Business disruption Interruption of services Displacement of residents Slide 21.7

Intangible Losses Session Name: Competing Values in Coastal Hazards Management. Coastal Hazards Management Course Historic value Cultural integrity Environmental quality Community character Sense of place Slide 21.8

Who Bears Responsibility for Safety Along The Coast Session Name: Competing Values in Coastal Hazards Management. Coastal Hazards Management Course Housing consumers Real Estate Professionals Coastal residents and visitors Local government Lawmakers Slide 21.9

Who Bears Responsibility for Safety Along The Coast- continued Session Name: Competing Values in Coastal Hazards Management. Coastal Hazards Management Course Building owners/landlords Insurance companies Lending institutions Local inspectors and building officials Engineers, architects, landscapers Slide 21.10

Who is included in Our Moral Community? Session Name: Competing Values in Coastal Hazards Management. Coastal Hazards Management Course Residents who will be living in the locality in 100 years? Developers and property owners? Seasonal visitors and part-time residents Sea turtles and sand crabs? Coastal wetlands and dunes? Others? Slide 21.11

Fairness and Equity in Coastal Hazards Management Session Name: Competing Values in Coastal Hazards Management. Coastal Hazards Management Course Equal Treatment: Similarly situated individuals must be treated similarly Procedural Ethics: The process of coastal hazards management should be fair; the needs, interests and opinions of affected individuals and groups should be taken into account. Equitable Distribution of Mitigation Costs: Under the benefits standard, those who directly and primarily benefit from a hazard reduction program ought to bear the brunt of the costs. Slide 21.12