Relocating a Flood-Affected Community: Good Planning or Good Politics?
Relocating a Flood-Affected Community: Good Planning or Good Politics?
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搬迁受洪水影响的社区：良好的规划还是良好的政治？
DOI：
10.1080/01944363.2014.976586
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发表时间：
2014
影响因子：
5.6
通讯作者：
Karen J. Vella
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作者：
N. Sipe;Karen J. Vella
问题、研究策略和发现：2011年1月10日，澳大利亚昆士兰州的格兰瑟姆镇被一场山洪淹没，该镇370名居民中有12人溺水身亡。昆士兰州的总损失为23.8亿澳元（约合224亿美元），35人死亡，该州超过四分之三的地区被宣布为洪灾区。在这项研究中，我们专注于不寻常的，甚至罕见的决定搬迁格兰瑟姆在2011年3月。洛克耶山谷地区理事会（LVRC）获得了一个377公顷（932英亩）的土地，使自愿交换同等大小的地段。此外，规划条例被搁置，以简化城市的一部分搬迁。我们回顾了自然灾害文献，因为它涉及到社区搬迁，州和地方政府文件格兰瑟姆，报告和报纸文章有关的洪水。我们还分析了与关键利益相关者的访谈数据。我们记录社区搬迁的过程，评估格兰瑟姆搬迁过程中的最佳实践，研究社区搬迁的过程是否可以升级，如果格兰瑟姆搬迁是一个良好的规划或良好的政治的例子。实践：我们的研究揭示了实践的两个关键信息。社区搬迁（尽管是一个小的）是可能的，这个过程可以很快完成;一些格兰瑟姆居民在2012年12月搬进了他们的新的，搬迁的家园，仅仅11个月后的洪水。此外，现有规划条例的作用可能妨碍迅速采取行动;政治领导，特别是地方一级的政治领导，是实施搬迁的关键。
Problem, research strategy and findings: On January 10, 2011, the town of Grantham, Queensland (Australia), was inundated with a flash flood in which 12 of the town's 370 residents drowned. The overall damage bill in Queensland was AUD∃2.38 billion (USD∃2.4 billion) with 35 deaths, and more than three-quarters of the state was declared a flood disaster zone. In this study, we focus on the unusual and even rare decision to relocate Grantham in March 2011. The Lockyer Valley Regional Council (LVRC) acquired a 377-hectare (932-acre) site to enable a voluntary swap of equivalent-sized lots. In addition, planning regulations were set aside to streamline the relocation of a portion of the town. We review the natural hazard literature as it relates to community relocation, state and local government documents related to Grantham, and reports and newspaper articles related to the flood. We also analyze data from interviews with key stakeholders. We document the process of community relocation, assess the relocation process in Grantham against best practice, examine whether the process of community relocation can be upscaled and if the Grantham relocation is an example of good planning or good politics. Takeaway for practice: Our study reveals two key messages for practice. Community relocation (albeit a small one) is possible, and the process can be done quickly; some Grantham residents moved into their new, relocated homes in December 2012, just 11 months after the flood. Moreover, the role of existing planning regulations can be a hindrance to quick action; political leadership, particularly at the local level, is key to implementing the relocation.