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Subhajyoti Samaddar, Ha Si, Xinyu Jiang, Junho Choi, Hirokazu Tatano. How Participatory is Participatory Flood Risk Mapping? Voices from the Flood Prone Dharavi Slum in Mumbai[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2022, 13(2): 230-248. doi: 10.1007/s13753-022-00406-5
Citation: Subhajyoti Samaddar, Ha Si, Xinyu Jiang, Junho Choi, Hirokazu Tatano. How Participatory is Participatory Flood Risk Mapping? Voices from the Flood Prone Dharavi Slum in Mumbai[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2022, 13(2): 230-248. doi: 10.1007/s13753-022-00406-5
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How Participatory is Participatory Flood Risk Mapping? Voices from the Flood Prone Dharavi Slum in Mumbai

doi: 10.1007/s13753-022-00406-5

  • 1 Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 6110011, Japan;

  • 2 School of Management, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China;

  • 3 Disaster and Safety Management, Soongsil University, Seoul, 06978, South Korea

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The authors wish to express their thanks to the leaders and residents of Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Dharavi who have enthusiastically supported this study for a very long time. Not only did they participate in the risk mapping exercise, but they were engaged throughout the process and played a key role in guiding it. Thank you also for the tremendous assistance provided by the students of Sir J. J. College of Architecture, Mumbai, and School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, in carrying out this risk mapping exercise. This project was supported by Future Development Research Funding Program FY 2017, Kyoto University Research Coordination Alliance.

  • Available Online: 2022-07-06
    Abstract
  • Participatory flood risk mapping (PFRM) is a well-recognized and widely implemented tool for meaningful community involvement in disaster risk reduction (DRR). The effectiveness of PFRM remains anecdotal. The PFRM exercise has rarely been applied identically in two different places by two different organizations, which produces varied and uncertain outcomes. In the absence of any agreed and comprehensive framework for participatory DRR, existing studies struggle to provide a scientific account of how the structure, design, and process of PFRM ensure the effective participation of local communities. This study, examines what factors and methods make PFRM an effective participatory DRR tool. In this study, we first identified the process-based criteria of participation. Then we briefly introduced a participatory flood risk mapping exercise conducted in a flood-prone informal settlement in Dharavi, Mumbai. The exercise was carefully designed to meet the process criteria of effective participation. Finally, using qualitative research methods, we evaluated the effectiveness of our PFRM from the local community perspective. The findings show that ensuring community livelihood security and true involvement of marginalized groups, preparing an action plan, and incorporating fun and cultural connotations into the facilitation process are critical components that enhance community participation through PFRM in DRR.
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