Sponsor
This research was sponsored by Tokyo Foundation SYLFF Research Grant Fund. This study was also supported by funding from the Basic Science Research Program of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2014R1A1A2056153).
Published In
Sustainability
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-13-2016
Subjects
Hydrological forecasting, Water quality, Watersheds -- Planning, Flood damage prevention -- Government policy, Watershed management, Environmental protection -- Citizen participation, Flood damage prevention -- Korea (South)
Abstract
Sustainable watershed management (SWM) can be achieved through recognition and reflection upon the values of citizens. Collaborative governance consisting of citizens is crucial for successful SWM. Collaborative governance definitely requires an active participatory decision-making process that reflects citizens’ preferences. Citizen preference also tends to substantially change with life pattern and life quality. These shifts can be caused by slight variations in both social priorities and personal preferences for SWM. Therefore, collaborative water governance must be frequently renewed in response to citizens’ values through the participatory framework. The An’yang Stream in South Korea is generally regarded as a representative urban stream restoration case that has been successfully led by collaborative governance. By conducting individual surveys with citizens on-site, this study addresses how citizens’ preferences of the stream’s management have changed between 2005 and 2015. In addition, this study used three quantitative hydrologic vulnerability indices: potential flood damage (PFD), potential streamflow depletion (PSD), and potential water quality deterioration (PWQD). They can spatially quantify citizen preference using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), which can systematically derive citizens’ subjective relative-weighted preferences. In the end, this study identified critical differences in priorities in regard to vulnerable areas between in 2005 and in 2015.
DOI
10.3390/su8040370
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/17198
Citation Details
Hong, C.-Y., & Chung, E.-S. (2016). Temporal Variations of Citizens’ Demands on Flood Damage Mitigation, Streamflow Quantity and Quality in the Korean Urban Watershed. Sustainability, 8(4), 370.
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