摘要:Although of increasing importance in a future
of climate change, community flood education
programs have generally been poorly designed
and delivered in a relatively ineffective, !(R)top-down!
manner. A new approach to flood education is
promoted that broadens its focus from increasing
awareness and preparedness levels to building
flood resilient communities. Four functions of flood
education are identified to help communities learn
to build their resilience. Other features of the new
approach are increased community participation
in the design, implementation and evaluation
of programs and effective ongoing education
provision through local flood education plans.