FloodJustice launched: Research on justice in flood risk management
collaborative research project FloodJustice addresses this issue by analysing how flood risks, protection measures, and the associated burdens and benefits are distributed. The study area is the Rur river [...] more than 1.1 million inhabitants. The project focuses on different dimensions of inequality, including spatial disparities between upstream and downstream areas, distributional issues between municipalities [...] of burdens and benefits in flood risk management are being developed and tested in selected pilot areas. In doing so, the project makes an important contribution to socially just, acceptable and implementable …