We welcomed seven PhD students from The Netherlands, Finland, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Scotland, and Germany, all researching on floods. The students engaged in discussions about how land and land users influence flood risk management from various angles. These conversations covered legal, socio-economic, societal, and technical perspectives. While discussing, they explored topics such as the legal aspects of promoting climate resilience in cities through nature-based solutions, the interplay between local authorities and local collectives in pluvial flood risk strategies, collaboration between government and civil society for climate adaptation, the formulation of responsive land policies to address property owners' multiple perceptions of flood damage, and the significance soil property management in the functioning of temporary storage areas.
B. Ayça Ataç, a research assistant at the same chair group, coordinated the workshop. Students were guided by experts in respective fields, including Lenka Slavikova (J. E. Purkyne University in Czech Republic), Dennis Collentine (University of Gavle in Sweden), and Mark Wilkinson (James Hutton Institute in the United Kingdom). During the workshop, ¬students were challenged to present their research topics concisely in three minutes, followed by an extended 45-minute Q&A session. This interactive format allowed a deep dive into each student’s work and provided a platform for students to connect with each other and their mentors. You can keep up with more Land4Flood news at www.land4flood.eu.
