Public adaptation decision-making entails a negotiation of disparate perspectives on risk, harm, and value in relation to understanding impacts, as well as in choosing among alternative adaptation strategies. Public adaptation decisions impact the distribution of resources and risk and thus, while not always acknowledged, such decisions are inherently social and political, with implications for equity and justice. We synthesize insights from 128 empirical case studies of processes of public decision-making pertaining to infrastructural flood risk adaptation in urban areas. We focus on urban flood risk adaptation efforts because of the growing threat of flooding in urban areas globally, the technical orientation of such investments and the social equity issues associated with urban flood exposure and response. We explore the assumptions about the decision criteria and decision-support needs presented in this research. And we document the extent to which these studies incorporate sources of knowledge on the social dimensions of flood impacts, consider social and political criteria in evaluating intervention strategies and account for issues of equity and justice in the adaptation process. We conclude with a discussion on the potential obstacles in the research community for deeper engagement with the social and political dimensions of adaptation decision support, and ways to address such obstacles.

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在决策支持研究中关注城市洪水的社会政治维度：当代实证案例的综合

公共适应决策需要就风险、危害和价值的不同观点进行协商，以了解影响，以及选择替代适应策略。公共适应决策影响资源和风险的分配，因此，虽然并不总是得到承认，但这些决策本质上是社会和政治的，对公平和正义有影响。我们综合了 128 个与城市地区基础设施洪水风险适应有关的公共决策过程的经验案例研究的见解。我们专注于城市洪水风险适应工作，因为全球城市地区的洪水威胁日益严重，此类投资的技术方向以及与城市洪水暴露和响应相关的社会公平问题。我们探讨了关于本研究中提出的决策标准和决策支持需求的假设。我们记录了这些研究在多大程度上纳入了关于洪水影响的社会维度的知识来源，在评估干预策略时考虑了社会和政治标准，并在适应过程中考虑了公平和正义问题。最后，我们讨论了研究界更深入地参与适应决策支持的社会和政治层面的潜在障碍，以及解决这些障碍的方法。在评估干预策略时考虑社会和政治标准，并在适应过程中考虑公平和正义问题。最后，我们讨论了研究界更深入地参与适应决策支持的社会和政治层面的潜在障碍，以及解决这些障碍的方法。在评估干预策略时考虑社会和政治标准，并在适应过程中考虑公平和正义问题。最后，我们讨论了研究界更深入地参与适应决策支持的社会和政治层面的潜在障碍，以及解决这些障碍的方法。