Blind faith, cynical scepticism or critical friendship?€¦ · Blind faith, cynical scepticism or...
Transcript of Blind faith, cynical scepticism or critical friendship?€¦ · Blind faith, cynical scepticism or...
by
John Kelsall
Chair Cumbria River Authorities Governance Group (CRAGG)
Chair Carlisle Flood Action Group
Board member Cumbria Strategic Flood Partnership
Blind faith, cynical scepticism
or critical friendship?
Flooded properties 7,080
21,000 directly affected people
Carlisle 2,063 properties
Kendal 2,135 properties
Carlisle Civic Centre on 9 January 2005
Carlisle Civic Centre on 6 December 2015
Community
Control
Delegation
Partnership
Placation
Consultation
Informing
Therapy
Manipulation
Community Control
Tokenism
Nonparticipation
Based on Arnstein’s Ladder –
Degrees of Citizen ParticipationCRAGGFLAG
Partnerships share risk
but the community takes all the risk!
Missing rung ?
Too much responsibility
Too much commitment
Community struggles unfunded
Modelling has the answer
Contributions side lined
Results not acted upon
We know best
Do as we say
Upstream view of A7 Eden Bridge
4 of the 5 arches in summer conditions
Drawing of the ‘Smirke’ Eden Bridge
designed 1812, completed 1815
Upstream view – eye witnesses estimate a 3m differential to
downstream on Sunday 6th December 2015
View from the East, clearly showing Bridge
acting as a dam restricting conveyance
If defences are enforced the throttle point is extremely narrow
Existing river defences in yellow. Red line would be a defence
position if the Causeway had not been removed.
Community Control
Policy Influence
Tokenism
Nonparticipation
Governance
Integration
Delegation
Community
Control
Placation
Consultation
Informing
Therapy
Manipulation
Blind faith
Sceptical
cynicism
Critical
friend
Subsumed in
Government
Community Responsibility Limit ?
Revised Ladder of Community Participation
Weak Trust
Strong Trust
Strong Trust
CRAGG Delegation to give evidence to EFRA
Select Committee February 2017