Research on Flooding Protection Policy in Prague: the case of the 2002’s Vltava Flood

• Main Authors: PavelBratský, 包維爾
• Other Authors: Yung-Nane Yang
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/22a738

碩士 === 國立成功大學 === 自然災害減災及管理國際碩士學位學程 === 105 === ABSTRACT This research seeks to understand the condition of flood risk reduction in the Czech Republic. The case of the 2002’s Vltava Flood in Prague was studied to explore practices and challenges on the effectiveness of policy forming, planning and implementing in the Czech capital. It was found that floods pose one of the largest direct risks of natural disasters for the Czech Republic. Floods can cause serious emergencies, which lead to extensive land degradation, extensive material damage, but they also may lead to casualties in the affected areas. The increasing frequency of floods prove that we need to address flood protection systematically. The methods of this research were mainly based on qualitative analysis. Second-hand data such as news reports and archives was collected. The author collected primary data by in-depth interviews. The strength and destructive consequences of the floods in 2002 resulted in many new laws and crisis management bodies, and they also brought the issue of flood control to the forefront. It was found that the national security system should increase its inspection activities in the field of crisis management at the municipal level to improve citizen satisfaction. The combination of technical and nature-friendly measures is recommended as the optimal procedure. According to this research, it was suggested that in in order to improve efficiency, the distribution of powers in the field of operational hydrology and water management services across multiple government departments would eliminate certain competition. It was suggested that the cooperation between flood control powers at national level should be improved.