1. SW RFCC Flooding Workshop – Social Science Research and Flooding Dr Duncan Russel, College of Social Sciences and International Studies d.j.russel@ex.ac.uk 02 July 2014

2. Overview Show case some social science flood research What social scientists at Exeter University offer to understanding flooding and flood risk

3. UK regional floods governance (David Benson, Politics) Research investigates UK approaches to flood governance since the 2010 legislation Emphasis on examining how local actors ‘collaborate’ with government agencies in funding decisions National survey of RFCCs Case studies: the South West and Anglian (Central) Interviews with stakeholders Also, comparison with practice in The Netherlands Contact email: d.i.benson@exeter.ac.uk

4. Flooding and the River, Barle Catchment (Stewart Barra and Ewan Woodley, Geography) Emphasis on co-producing ‘flood knowledges’ in a catchment based approach Flooding over Christmas 2012 in the Barle catchment, Exmoor Workshop of experts, stakeholders and communities considered what could be done in the future to make the catchment more resilient More rounded evidence base with community considerations incorporated Contact email: S.W.Barr@exeter.ac.ukS.W.Barr@exeter.ac.uk

5. The 2013/14 Winter Floods and Policy Change (Catherine Butler, Neil Adger, Saffron O’Neill and Lousia Evens, Geography) How lay public, interest groups and policy stakeholders derive a solution to flooding following the winter crisis, with empirical work in Somerset. Multiple methods, including quantitative household repeat surveys of 500 flooded and unflooded households and qualitative visual methods over the incoming year. Contact email: C.Butler@exeter.ac.uk

6. Land Use Research @ the Centre of Rural Policy Research (Michael Winter, Matt Lobley and Robert Fish) A variety of inter-disciplinary research projects with links to flood management Behaviour of land managers and farmers Catchment management Participatory decision making Ecosystem Services (UK NEA AND NEAFO) Governance of PES schemes. Contact email: D.M.Winter@ex.ac.uk

7. Climate change Adaptation and the Governance of Flood Risk, (Duncan Russel and Roos Den-Uyl, Politics) Part of a large EU wide BASE project on adaptation Identification of adaptation pathways with associated costs and benefits Enhancing the governance of adaptation in local contexts Two South West case studies: coastal adaptation on the Dawlish Coastline, and the Adaptation of ecosystem services on Dartmoor Contact: r.m.den-uyl@exeter.ac.uk

8. In summary – what social science has to offer Social scientists Exeter can provide insights on ‘what’ how and why questions through: Understanding behaviour in relation to land management, flooding and flood risk Strategies to share knowledge and develop plans with local communities Insights into improving flood risk governance Identification of the social and policy challenges of climate change adaptation And much, much more… In the age of squeezed public finances find solutions that work from social and economic are as important as ever Partnerships and letters of support for ESRC, ERC and inter-disciplinary UKRC grants

9. Student Opportunities Work placements Masters projects MPA (politics), MSc in Sustainable Development (Geography)