Impacts of structural mitigation measures on perceptions of community flood resilience: Experiences from Haor communities of Bangladesh

This research explores perceptions of community flood resilience among adults from isolated settlements in Bangladesh’s Haor region from a perspective of change in the surrounding environment, with structural mitigation measures as outcomes of development planning activities. This research explains perceived resilience as the freedom of choice. This is achieved through eliminating all factors of vulnerability. Through discovering the reason for communities' dependency on external supports, this research proves the necessity of practicing community participation at a meaningful level and prioritizing community concerns and demands in the planning process