57. PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS AND ACCESS TO SPATIAL INFORMATION AS LEGAL INSTRUMENTS OF FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT USING THE EXAMPLE OF THE ODRA RIVER BASIN
The paper presents issues related to access to spatial information and public consultations as selected legal instruments of flood risk management, in connection to modification of regulations concerning those instruments which came into force in 2017, after resolution of the new Water Law. As flood risk management instruments one should understand a preliminary assessment of flood risk, flood hazard maps, flood risk maps and the basic document where activities aimed at the limitation of adverse effects of flood are specified, namely the flood risk management plan. As well access to public information, including spatial information and public consultations may be considered as public participation instruments in management of flood risk. The purpose of this article is to present selected flood risk management instruments from the point of view of using public participation instruments in the process of drawing up the specified documents. This publication presents an analysis showing how legal instruments are used to manage flood risk in the Odra River basin. The paper will present the argument that changes in access to public information introduced by the new Water Law ensure appropriate implementation of regulations of the Floods Directive. However, it may be noticed that the Polish legislation should introduce public consultations as early as at the stage of the preliminary flood risk assessment, according to recommendations calling for ensuring public participation at the earliest stage of planning operations, aiming at mitigation of negative flood effects.
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- AuthorMonika Zakrzewska
- AffiliationWarsaw University of Technology
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