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Pölzler, Thomas ; Ortner, Florian ; Meyer, Lukas H. ; Sass, Oliver ; Hofer, Miriam:
Natural Hazards under Climate Change Conditions : A Case Study of Expectations and their Normative Significance in Protecting Alpine Communities.
In: Natural Hazards Review.
Vol. 23
(2022)
Issue 2
.
ISSN 1527-6996
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000543
Abstract in another language
Climate change increases the frequency and intensity of certain kinds of natural hazard events in alpine areas. This interdisciplinary study addresses the hypothetical possibility of relocating the residents of three alpine areas in Austria: the Sölk valleys, the Johnsbach valley, and the St. Lorenzen/Schwarzenbach valleys. Our particular focus is on these residents’ expectations about such relocations. We find that (1) many residents expect that in the next decades the state will provide them with a level of natural hazards protection, aid, and relief that allows them to continue to live in these valleys; (2) this expectation receives some legal protection but only when it is associated with fundamental rights; and (3) the expectation is morally significant, i.e., it ought to be considered in assessing the moral rightness or justness of relocation policies. These results suggest legal changes and likely extend to many other (Austrian) alpine areas as well.
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| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Earth Sciences > Chair Geomorphology > Chair Geomorphology - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Oliver Sass |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 100 Philosophy and psychology > 100 Philosophy 500 Science > 550 Earth sciences, geology 900 History and geography |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jan 2024 12:49 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2024 12:49 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/88401 |