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Dr Catherine Butler
Dr Kate Walker-Springett
Professor Neil Adger
Well established links between blue space and wellbeing (Voelker and Kistemann, 2011; 2013; White, 2010)
Strong evidence for the negative impact of floods on psychological health (Tapsell and Tunstall, 2001; 2008; Reacher et al. 2004 )
Less longitudinal research
Role of individual and community
resilience (Adger, 2000; Twigger-Ross et al. 2014)
Photograph by Matilda Temperley
Photograph by Matilda Temperley
“I found it [the floods] I found it hugely, threatening and oppressive but also hugely dominating because everybody around here is going round with their shoulders hunched… there had been this sort of tension all winter, people not knowing if it’s going to get worse.” P16
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Time Period
now 12 monthspost-flood
during flood
prior toflood event
F(1,493.095) = 33.755, p<0.001
F(1,528.687) = 9.652, p<0.001
Flood Affected
Not Flood Affected
“Interestingly, there’s no doubt that I think once you flood, you flood and you deal with it but the worst part is when you dry out and the builders come in, it’s so stressful.” P23
“The internal walls are just plasterboard so there’s no soundproofing, so if anybody is in the toilet, everybody else in the house can hear them, it’s so horrible, I can’t tell you. It just is vile compared to my own home, it’s just horrible. Really horrible.” P20
Photograph by Matilda Temperley
Ruptured Futures
“It is getting back to normal but it doesn't feel the same because it’s different, we did change the kitchen around a little bit but it doesn't feel the same… All the plants died. Our hedge which was an old hedge, completely died and you don’t get any money for any of that”. P19
“The agents and volunteers formulated their own way of understanding people’s anger; they were also dealing with people who were incredibly emotionally distressed, expressing suicidal ideations and very depressed”. SH3
“I think it’s something that has had a longer term impact… we've got one guy that I know is still struggling, he’s still seeing our sleep consultant, I think the rest of us are all probably okay now but only just! It was quite a high proportion of us that suffered with some kind of stress symptoms of one sort or another”. SH6
“Social resilience” defined as “the ability of groups or communities to cope with external stresses and disturbances as a result of social, political and environmental change”.
(Adger, 2000)
Photograph by Matilda Temperley
87% of flood affected said that they agreed with the statement “The local
community provided support that was not available from
the authorities”
84% of flood affected said that they agreed
with the statement “The community spirit made it easier to cope with
the flooding”
Well-being - Flood Affected
Now
12 months post flood
During floods
Prior to floods
Community Cohesiveness Community Acceptance ns ns
Well-being - Not Flood Affected
Now
12 months post flood
During floods
Prior to floods
Community Cohesiveness ns Community Acceptance ns
p<0.01
p<0.05
Well-being - Flood Affected
Now
12 months post flood
During floods
Prior to floods
Community Cohesiveness r = -.15 r = -.13 r = -.09 r = -.11Community Acceptance r = -.18 r = -.11 r = -.06 r = -.08
Well-being - Not Flood Affected
Now
12 months post flood
During floods
Prior to floods
Community Cohesiveness r = -.16 r = -.13 r = -.04 r = -.27Community Acceptance r = -.17 r = -.20 r = -.02 r = -.36
“First of all, you are separated from all your possessions, therefore your normal life is on hold totally. For some people, it was a very emotional experience at the time, we were involved a lot with a [Moorland and Fordgate] Keep In Touch group, help setting it up, organising it, contacting people, giving support, so in fact we were incredibly busy” P13
“So this last winter, my abiding memory is opening the curtains and thinking, “mmmm, it’s green” or “mmmm, no water” and after I did the Warrior programme, I opened the curtains and thought, “oh it’s foggy” and I knew I was cured”. P20
Social factors combine with the physical event to create well-being outcomes
Community resilience can mitigate effects on well-being
Justice implications concerning inequalities in social capital (Bourdieu et al. 1992) that contribute toward individual and community resilience
Role for institutions in supporting resilience
Photograph by Matilda Temperley
