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Involving the Public in Flash Flood and Erosion Mitigation

In this paper, an overview of the research conducted as a part of bilateral Croatian-Japanese project “Risk Identification and Land – Use Planning for Disaster Mitigation of Landslides and Floods in Croatia”, at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, about awareness and involvement of local population in the protection of flash flood and erosion in research areas, is given. The study was conducted through the local population and government survey using prepared questionnaires on two research areas: Salt Creek and Mošćenička Draga, and it`s implementation is planned as well at the research area Grohovo-Rječina. Familiarity of local population regarding above mentioned problems is analysed, as well as risk awareness and the need for more education of population in this area. The conducted research presents the base for defining the significance of the social factor, as one of the elements that contributes to the consequences of flash flood and erosion, and whose concept and criteria approach will be presented in this paper. Awareness about the problem of local flash flood, as well as knowledge on prevention measures, flood and erosion mitigation, cooperation with local authorities and proper and well timed reaction of local population at the time of the disaster, all together form the social factor, and will be analysed in this paper.

social factor; flash flood; torrent; erosion; mitigation; measures

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