This paper presents results of the Austrian research co-operation project“Policy Coordination in Flood Risk Management”concerning the interactions and conflicts in the area of agriculture and FRM(Flood Risk Manageme...This paper presents results of the Austrian research co-operation project“Policy Coordination in Flood Risk Management”concerning the interactions and conflicts in the area of agriculture and FRM(Flood Risk Management)and discusses options for improvement.Firstly,the evidence basis is shown to get clear about the dimensions of the areas concerned and the potential impacts of floods on the agricultural sector.This is done on detailed GIS(Geographic Information System)data analysis.It shows that~246,000 ha(=7.7%)of the Austrian agricultural area are located in the H300 flood risk zone.More important is that these areas are mostly very important for farm economics and the regional food security because of their above-average quality.In the second step the current political framework,the procedures and models for coordination,their strengths and weaknesses are investigated.The results show the weak situation for protecting agricultural areas and for avoiding conversion to other land use categories.Afterwards we list barriers of a satisfactory FRM process,concerning the loss of land,the lack of communication,non-transparent compensation arrangements,differing interests and others.Interviews and discussion with experts resulted in options for improvement as there are more attractive conditions for land owners,better balancing between upstream and downstream riparians and more effort on coordination and communication in FRM processes.展开更多
文摘This paper presents results of the Austrian research co-operation project“Policy Coordination in Flood Risk Management”concerning the interactions and conflicts in the area of agriculture and FRM(Flood Risk Management)and discusses options for improvement.Firstly,the evidence basis is shown to get clear about the dimensions of the areas concerned and the potential impacts of floods on the agricultural sector.This is done on detailed GIS(Geographic Information System)data analysis.It shows that~246,000 ha(=7.7%)of the Austrian agricultural area are located in the H300 flood risk zone.More important is that these areas are mostly very important for farm economics and the regional food security because of their above-average quality.In the second step the current political framework,the procedures and models for coordination,their strengths and weaknesses are investigated.The results show the weak situation for protecting agricultural areas and for avoiding conversion to other land use categories.Afterwards we list barriers of a satisfactory FRM process,concerning the loss of land,the lack of communication,non-transparent compensation arrangements,differing interests and others.Interviews and discussion with experts resulted in options for improvement as there are more attractive conditions for land owners,better balancing between upstream and downstream riparians and more effort on coordination and communication in FRM processes.
