When discussion of risks takes place, whether in political debates or in scientific discourses, flood-related hazards are among the most frequently mentioned events in many world regions. Scientific explanations of the risk present in any geographical region are generally based on the hydro-physical process of flooding, and the specific vulnerabilities of the local population in respect of this process. This paper follows a different pathway, arguing that this perspective is limited in explaining the existence of specific patterns of socio-spatial activity which lead to inequalities in flood risk management. Using social practice theory and applying the concept of riskscapes allows for a more differentiated perspective on the presence and evolution of risks in spatial entities. By using the specific conceptual delineation of social practices elaborated by social theorist Theodore Schatzki the focus is put on materially and spatially relevant performances that are involved in social constructions of risk. Moreover, a specific empirical method of in-depth research into socially and spatially relevant practices is presented. This visual geographic approach, developed in empirical research in Mexico as part of a recently finalised dissertation project, involves a participatory photography workshop as a method to trigger reflection on social practices, and analyses the photographs produced in order to identify relevant material aspects of social practices relating to flood management. The empirical findings present specific social flood management practices along the river Usumacinta in Chiapas. It is shown that participatory visual methods contribute to the identification of relevant social dynamics of flood management, and that they allow in-depth analysis of the interlinkages between different social practices, identifying synergies and conflicts between practices related to flood management. The tool developed based on the riskscapes concept is promoted here as a relevant step towards more thorough analysis of social practices, with the aim of identifying politically relevant inequalities in processes of flood management in the south of Mexico, and hopefully beyond.

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洪水（风险）管理的社会实践——在墨西哥恰帕斯的一个实证案例中分析社会实践的可视化地理方法

在讨论风险时，无论是在政治辩论中还是在科学讨论中，与洪水相关的灾害都是世界许多地区最常提及的事件之一。对任何地理区域中存在的风险的科学解释通常基于洪水的水文物理过程，以及当地人口在这一过程中的具体脆弱性。本文采用不同的途径，认为这种观点在解释导致洪水风险管理不平等的特定社会空间活动模式的存在方面是有限的。使用社会实践理论并应用风险景观的概念，可以对空间实体中风险的存在和演变提供更加差异化的视角。通过使用社会理论家西奥多·沙茨基 (Theodore Schatzki) 详细阐述的社会实践的具体概念描述，重点放在了涉及风险​​社会建构的物质和空间相关的表现上。此外，还提出了一种深入研究社会和空间相关实践的具体经验方法。这种视觉地理方法是在墨西哥的实证研究中开发的，作为最近完成的论文项目的一部分，涉及参与式摄影研讨会，作为引发对社会实践的反思的一种方法，并分析所拍摄的照片以识别社会实践的相关物质方面与洪水管理有关。实证结果展示了恰帕斯州乌苏马辛塔河沿岸的特定社会洪水管理实践。结果表明，参与式视觉方法有助于识别洪水管理的相关社会动态，它们允许深入分析不同社会实践之间的相互联系，确定与洪水管理相关的实践之间的协同作用和冲突。基于风险景观概念开发的工具在此被推广，作为对社会实践进行更彻底分析的相关步骤，目的是确定墨西哥南部以及希望更远的洪水管理过程中与政治相关的不平等。确定与洪水管理相关的实践之间的协同作用和冲突。基于风险景观概念开发的工具在此被推广，作为对社会实践进行更彻底分析的相关步骤，目的是确定墨西哥南部以及希望更远的洪水管理过程中与政治相关的不平等。确定与洪水管理相关的实践之间的协同作用和冲突。基于风险景观概念开发的工具在此被推广，作为对社会实践进行更彻底分析的相关步骤，目的是确定墨西哥南部以及希望更远的洪水管理过程中与政治相关的不平等。