Shi Linda, Sylman Shanasia, Hulet Carri, Brenner Rebecca Morgenstern, Safi Amelia Greiner, Corsi Paul
Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, 213 Sibley Hall, Ithaca, NY USA.
CH Consulting, Medford, MA USA.
Socioecol Pract Res. 2023 May 4:1-13. doi: 10.1007/s42532-023-00152-y.
In the United States, most floodplain relocation (or buyout) programs focus on moving homeowners, then deal separately with what happens with the land afterward. These programs typically divide processes for relocation planning, engagement, funding, and implementation from those related to post-buyout land management and restoration. The structural and operational conditions that lead to this separation of roles and responsibilities miss out on opportunities to create more synergistic socio-ecological strategies that may produce healthier outcomes for both people and the environment. In other domains, research shows that healthy people and healthy environments can co-create each other through more virtuous cycles. In this perspective essay, we argue that we can better create such virtuous cycles in floodplain relocation programs by integrally considering social and ecological components. Such efforts can encourage more people to decide to relocate, thereby creating more contiguous places to restore. They can also empower more residents to help steward these sites, an action that in turn helps heal and strengthen flood-affected communities. These arguments, while particular to the United States, have resonance for floodplain management and land use planning worldwide.
在美国，大多数洪泛区搬迁（或买断）计划侧重于让房主搬迁，然后再分别处理之后土地的情况。这些计划通常将搬迁规划、参与、资金和实施过程与买断后土地管理及恢复相关的过程分开。导致角色和责任分离的结构和运营条件错失了创造更具协同效应的社会生态战略的机会，而这些战略可能会为人类和环境带来更有益的结果。在其他领域，研究表明，健康的人与健康的环境可以通过更良性的循环相互促进。在这篇观点文章中，我们认为，通过综合考虑社会和生态要素，我们可以在洪泛区搬迁计划中更好地创造这样的良性循环。这些努力可以鼓励更多人决定搬迁，从而创造更多连片的土地用于恢复。它们还可以使更多居民有能力帮助管理这些场地，这一行动反过来又有助于修复和加强受洪水影响的社区。这些观点虽然针对美国，但对全球范围内的洪泛区管理和土地利用规划也有借鉴意义。
