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Policy Learning and Political Context: Analyzing Responses to Colorado's Extreme Flood Events of 2013 |
Researchers Deserai Crow (University of Colorado Denver) and Elizabeth Albright (Duke University) are working to understand the policy responses in the aftermath of the September 2013 floods along Colorado's Front Range. Understanding what encourages learning from and adaptation to disaster risks in local communities may prove critical, since this can mean the difference between ongoing vulnerability as a consequence of extreme weather events rather than long-term resilience. Determining the factors that increase the likelihood of successful policy adaptation in response to these extreme events will produce policy-relevant knowledge that may encourage long-term local-level adaptability and resilience to extreme climatic events. This project is funded by the National Science Foundation's Infrastructure Management and Extreme Events program (Award #1461923, 1461565) and the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado Boulder. Lydia Lawhon, Jack Zhou, and Elizabeth Koebele serve as research assistants on this project.
