There is an array of studies documenting community preparedness to flooding in towns and
cities, particularly those in countries of the developing global south. However, fewer studies
have investigated how cultural and social factors influence flood preparedness. In this
article, we discuss the role of cultural and social attributes and how these can influence a
community's preparedness to extreme flood events, with a focus on selected urban
communities in Nigeria. Study revealed that despite, the effects of floods on the urban poor …