Emergency planning put to the test

Thiry, Aline; Fallon, Cathérine

doi:10.25518/0037-9565.10651

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“…Our study shows how the policy arrangement influences the temporal strategies that are important to be able to strengthen long-term resilience after an acute crisis, because policy-makers use them to integrate long-term perspectives in their choices which is needed given the long-term characteristics of climate-related issues. The July 2021 floods are a typical case that highlights different temporalities at stake in dual crises and therefore the importance of temporal strategies: on the one hand the challenges of rapid response and recovery [41,[60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70], on the other of long-term adaptation and resilience-building [12,14,16,17,71]. The temporal strategies help to promote a long-term focus in the aftermath of an acute shock [1], and the policy arrangement approach helps to identify factors of stability or change [36] of that policy domain.…”

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When, at what speed, and how? Resilient transformation of the Vesdre river basin (Belgium) following the 2021 floods

de Goër de Herve,

Pot

2024

Environ Sci Eur

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Background Dual crises happen when an acute shock unfolds in the context of a creeping crisis. The July 2021 floods in the Vesdre river basin (Wallonia, Belgium) is a typical case of such dual crises in the context of climate change. This study is based on 16 semi-structured interviews (conducted in Spring 2023) with 10 mayors, 4 representatives of the Public Service of Wallonia, 1 person working for the federal government, and 4 project managers, coupled with a document analysis (n = 13). It investigates the temporal strategies that connect short and long-term considerations in the aftermath of this disaster (timing, futuring, pacing, cyclical adaptation, and determining time horizons), at two different governmental levels: river basin and municipal level. Results In general, the window of opportunity to improve disaster resilience has been seized. Several studies were initiated by the Walloon region that shape the idea of an ideal future for the river basin and give recommendations for how to reach it. Unfortunately, those recommendations still come late compared to the temporal reality of the reconstruction process. Municipalities wish to strengthen disaster resilience as soon as possible, but they have to prioritize certain actions over others because of limited resources. The recommendations are considered flexible enough to adapt strategies to future contexts, but no monitoring and evaluation system for doing so has been implemented so far. In addition, clear policy agendas with transformational goals are scarce, and they diverge between the river basin and the municipalities. All these temporal strategies are shaped by elements of the institutional policy arrangement: resources, which affect them all, as well as actors, power, and formal rules, which affect some. These policy dimensions notably slow down the implementation of disaster resilience strategies and limit the determination of consensual time horizons. Conclusions The temporal strategies are passively shaped by the policy arrangement dimensions to a greater extent than actively chosen by the stakeholders. A structural transformation of the institutional policy arrangement is therefore needed to enable more coherent temporal strategies between different governance levels and to facilitate the consideration of long-term resilience during the recovery process from disasters.

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Section: Theoretical Contribution: the Policy Arrangement Approach Ex...mentioning

confidence: 99%

When, at what speed, and how? Resilient transformation of the Vesdre river basin (Belgium) following the 2021 floods

de Goër de Herve,

Pot

2024

Environ Sci Eur

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Préserver la santé psychologique au travail : quel lien avec le capital psychologique chez des policiers belges durant la pandémie de COVID-19 ?

Vandestrate,

Dubois,

Van Daele

2023

humainorg

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<p>This study aims to describe the state of the psychological health at work (PHW) of Belgian police officers during the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify possible protective factors. To do so, we considered the two PHW dimensions: psychological well-being at work and psychological distress at work. We also studied their links with several inducers, such as psychological capital (PsyCap), work climate, job demands and job resources. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire comprising measurement scales for each variable studied. Results show that police officers mostly have a good PHW, despite the pandemic. These results can be linked to the presence of protective factors of the PHW of police officers, in particular the PsyCap which has the strongest correlation with the two PHW dimensions and predicts them the most. Results are discussed regarding the pandemic and lead us to suggest avenues to preserve a good PHW enhancing individual and collective resources of workers.</p>

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Emergency planning put to the test

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When, at what speed, and how? Resilient transformation of the Vesdre river basin (Belgium) following the 2021 floods

When, at what speed, and how? Resilient transformation of the Vesdre river basin (Belgium) following the 2021 floods

Préserver la santé psychologique au travail : quel lien avec le capital psychologique chez des policiers belges durant la pandémie de COVID-19 ?

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