Knowledge in plan-making processes on flood hazard maps : A research on the influence of types and utilization of knowledge on the depiction of flood risk areas on flood hazard maps in the Zweckverband Großraum Braunschweig

Abstract

The central question in this research is as follows: What was the influence of different types and uses of knowledge on the depiction of flood risk areas on flood hazard maps during the regional spatial plan-making process in the Zweckverband Großraum Braunschweig? To answer this question, the plan-making process on the depiction of flood risk areas on flood hazard maps in the Zweckverband Großraum Braunschweig is explored in practice and used as case.