The <i>status quo</i> effect in the sociohydrology of floods

dc.contributor.authorLeal, Catalina Mendoza
dc.contributor.authorColoma, Rocio
dc.contributor.authorPonce, Diego
dc.contributor.authorAlarcon, Benjamin
dc.contributor.authorGuerra, Maricarmen
dc.contributor.authorStehr, Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorCarrasco, Juan Antonio
dc.contributor.authorAlcayaga, Hernan
dc.contributor.authorRojas, Octavio
dc.contributor.authorLink, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorLink, Oscar
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T16:04:38Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T16:04:38Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractTwo behavioural types in sociohydrology of floods have been described in more detail than others: the levee effect and the learning effect. However, additional types of behaviour operate and need further research. Taking the case of frequent flash floods occurring in an ephemeral stream, a tributary of the Vilama River, located in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, at the interphase between the Atacama desert and the Andean Altiplano, we explore the existence of further behavioural types in the sociohydrology of floods at four neighbourhoods along the tributary. Fieldwork to reconstruct a recent flood event, hydrological analysis and semistructured interviews with key informants to characterize people's responses to floods were conducted. Results show evidence that the so-called status quo effect is present at the riparian community scale, i.e. when communities do not learn and adapt to prevent damage even when exposed to frequent floods. Possible causes of the status quo effect are discussed.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/02626667.2024.2412734
dc.identifier.eissn2150-3435
dc.identifier.issn0262-6667
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2024.2412734
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/89826
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001347010700001
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaHydrological sciences journal
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectpreparedness
dc.subjectsocial vulnerability
dc.subjectflood behaviour
dc.subjectflash floods
dc.subjectintermittent rivers
dc.subjectSan Pedro de Atacama
dc.titleThe <i>status quo</i> effect in the sociohydrology of floods
dc.typeartículo
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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