From: Development and validation of five behavioral indices of flood adaptation
1. Have a list of emergency telephone numbers | |
2. Have an emergency kit | |
3. Make a list of your belongings that could be used for a claim in case of flooding | |
4. Make a plan for evacuating your home in case of emergency | |
5. Make a plan for evacuating your neighborhood in case of emergency | |
6. Know how to shut off the water | |
7. Know how to cut off the electricity | |
8. Inquire about how to better prepare for a flood or to make your home more flood-resistant | |
9. Inquire about the consequences that a flood could have on your physical or mental health | |
10. Waterproof the foundations | |
11. Raise the door sills | |
12. Raise the foundations | |
13. Raise the baseboard heaters or electrical outlets on the walls | |
14. Replace water-sensitive flooring | |
15. Install a backwater valve | |
16. Relocate the home elsewhere on the property | |
17. Make other changes to the building (e.g., to the windows, the insulation, the walls, the ceiling; seal the cracks). | |
18. Reduce the area of surfaces that are not waterproof (e.g., replace asphalt with stones or another finish that lets the water through) | |
19. Change the landscape to help water runoff | |
20. Do drainage work around the home | |
21. Check to be sure the foundation drain is not blocked | |
22. Make other changes to the property to make it more flood-resistant (e.g., plant trees and shrubs, put stones on the property or near the stream, make a dam or a barrier, develop the riverbank, relocate structures on the property) | |
23. Own a water pump | |
24. Store valuable items somewhere besides the basement |