eprintid: 4333
rev_number: 7
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datestamp: 2023-08-25 11:23:59
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status_changed: 2023-08-25 11:23:59
type: thesis
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creators_name: Mulwe, C
creators_id: S4586263
creators_email: chibwemulwe@gmail.com
title: Rural area flood risk management; understanding the relationship between administrative capacities and flood management in response to floods in Chama district, eastern province, Zambia.
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Rural area development is challenging for governments to undertake when faced with recurring floods. Such is the case for the district of Chama located in the Eastern Province of the Republic of Zambia. A dilemma for the government arises on how to guide rural area development on one hand and undertake flood risk management on the other.
To address this, the government employs administrative capacities to actualize governance innovations. These capacities include delivery, coordination, regulation, and analytical. Furthermore, these capacities are used in the implementation of flood risk management which involves assessing, evaluating, and treating flood risk. This study pursued an understanding of the relationship between the two concepts and sought to answer the question;
‘What is the impact of the relationship between governmental administrative capacities and flood risk management in the rural area of the district of Chama?’
For this, a multiple-case study approach was used. It included four other rural districts; Charsadda (Pakistan), Lakhimpur (Assam state in India), Nilphamari (Bangladesh), and Tsholotsho (Zimbabwe). Flood events over the past decade were investigated. Through literature, desk studies, and spatial and policy analyses, findings showed that coordination capacity had a prominent influence on response action and was supported by others. Further investigation into the roles of the rural area actors is recommended for future studies.
date: 2023
pages: 138
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: EIP
tutors_name: Roo, G. de
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie
tutors_email: G.de.Roo@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: Flood risk management
keywords_local: administrative capacities
keywords_local: area-oriented approach
keywords_local: collaborative planning
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2023-08-17
citation:   Mulwe, C  (2023) Rural area flood risk management; understanding the relationship between administrative capacities and flood management in response to floods in Chama district, eastern province, Zambia.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4333/1/Chibwe%20Mulwe%20Master%20thesis%20in%20word%2015_08_2023.pdf