The status quo effect in the sociohydrology of floods.
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| Title: | The status quo effect in the sociohydrology of floods. |
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| Authors: | Mendoza Leal, Catalina1 (AUTHOR), Coloma, Rocío1 (AUTHOR), Ponce, Diego1 (AUTHOR), Alarcón, Benjamín1 (AUTHOR), Guerra, Maricarmen1 (AUTHOR), Stehr, Alejandra1 (AUTHOR), Carrasco, Juan Antonio1 (AUTHOR), Alcayaga, Hernán2 (AUTHOR), Rojas, Octavio3 (AUTHOR), Link, Felipe4 (AUTHOR), Link, Oscar1 (AUTHOR) olink@udec.cl |
| Source: | Hydrological Sciences Journal/Journal des Sciences Hydrologiques. Dec2024, Vol. 69 Issue 16, p2423-2435. 13p. |
| Subjects: | Ephemeral streams, Semi-structured interviews, Levees, Floods, Neighborhoods |
| Abstract: | Two behavioural types in sociohydrology of floods have been described in more detail than others: the levee effect and the learning effect. However, additional types of behaviour operate and need further research. Taking the case of frequent flash floods occurring in an ephemeral stream, a tributary of the Vilama River, located in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, at the interphase between the Atacama desert and the Andean Altiplano, we explore the existence of further behavioural types in the sociohydrology of floods at four neighbourhoods along the tributary. Fieldwork to reconstruct a recent flood event, hydrological analysis and semistructured interviews with key informants to characterize people's responses to floods were conducted. Results show evidence that the so-called status quo effect is present at the riparian community scale, i.e. when communities do not learn and adapt to prevent damage even when exposed to frequent floods. Possible causes of the status quo effect are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Two behavioural types in sociohydrology of floods have been described in more detail than others: the levee effect and the learning effect. However, additional types of behaviour operate and need further research. Taking the case of frequent flash floods occurring in an ephemeral stream, a tributary of the Vilama River, located in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, at the interphase between the Atacama desert and the Andean Altiplano, we explore the existence of further behavioural types in the sociohydrology of floods at four neighbourhoods along the tributary. Fieldwork to reconstruct a recent flood event, hydrological analysis and semistructured interviews with key informants to characterize people's responses to floods were conducted. Results show evidence that the so-called status quo effect is present at the riparian community scale, i.e. when communities do not learn and adapt to prevent damage even when exposed to frequent floods. Possible causes of the status quo effect are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 02626667 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02626667.2024.2412734 |
