scholarly journals Coping with poor water supply in peri-urban Bandung, Indonesia: towards a framework for understanding risks and aversion behaviours

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anindrya Nastiti ◽  
Barti Setiani Muntalif ◽  
Dwina Roosmini ◽  
Arief Sudradjat ◽  
S V Meijerink ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Supply ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Water Source ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Socioeconomic Characteristics ◽  
Perceptions Of Risk ◽  
Shared Experiences ◽  
Actual Risk ◽  
Risk Management Strategies

This paper explores the daily risks of households with respect to dimensions of inadequate water access and supply (quality, quantity, continuity and affordability). We describe how perceptions of risk are shaped and how households seek to reduce possible health impacts and potential economic losses through aversion behaviours. To this end, households’ activities relating to water storage, treatment and usage, together with water source preference, were analysed using a qualitative approach. We developed a framework that describes actual risk, risk perceptions and aversion behaviours. Risk perceptions and the adoption of aversion behaviours of varying frequency and intensity are based on a complex interaction between personal and shared experiences that relate to water supply dimensions, socioeconomic characteristics, and social networking. Moreover, we discuss household risk management strategies and provide some recommendations aimed at improving future approaches to the study of aversion behaviours.

scholarly journals Impact of climate forecasts on the microbial quality of a drinking water source in Norway using hydrodynamic modelling

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadi Mohammed ◽  
Andreas Longva ◽  
Razak Seidu
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Water Source ◽  
Water Supply Systems ◽  
Drinking Water Source ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Risk Management Strategies

Abstract. This study develops hydrodynamic and water quality models for long-term prediction of E. coli concentrations at the raw water intake point of lake Brusdalsvatnet in Norway. The study is based on previously observed concentrations of E. coli in the tributaries of the lake and local projections of precipitation and air temperature in the region. The results indicate a gradual rise in the temperature of water at the intake point from the base year (2017) through to year 2075. Shorter spring circulation and longer autumn circulation periods are expected in the lake in future. Concentrations of E. coli at the intake point of the lake are expected to marginally increase in future. By the year 2075, the models predict a 3 fold and 2 fold increase in E. coli concentrations respectively for the spring and autumn seasons compared to current levels. The results is expected to provide the water supply system managers of Ålesund with the information necessary for long term planning and decisions in the protection of the drinking water source. The method used here can also be applied to similar water supply systems for developing effective risk management strategies for recent and future scenarios.

‘Every Time They Ride, I Pray:’ Parents’ Management of Daughters’ Horseback Riding Risks

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Sanchez
Keyword(s):  
Risk Taking ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Horseback Riding ◽  
Automobile Accidents ◽  
Perceptions Of Risk ◽  
Equestrian Sports ◽  
Risk Management Strategies ◽  
Risky Play

This study uses qualitative interviews with 29 parents of horseback riding daughters aged 10–23 years old to explore parents’ perceptions of risk and their risk management strategies, as their daughters engage in horse sports and recreation. First, parents are keenly aware of risks in equestrian sports and liken them to risks from automobile accidents and other high-risk sports. Second, parents manage these risks by working diligently to enhance safety and manage their own emotions. Third, they willingly assume these risks as a part of their fundamental commitment to honor their daughters’ desires, natural skills, and dreams as equestrian athletes. I situate these findings within the theoretical literature on risky play within a cultural context of condemnation of parents’ permissiveness about risk-taking.

Economics of Insurance Against Natural Disaster Risks

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. Wouter Botzen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Natural Disaster ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Insurance Coverage ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Disaster Insurance ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Risk Management Strategies

Increasing natural disaster losses in the past decades and expectations that this trend will accelerate under climate change motivated the development of a branch of literature on the economics of natural disaster insurance. A starting point for assessing the implications of climate change for insurance and developing risk management strategies is understanding the factors underlying historical loss trends and the way that future risks will develop. Most studies have pointed toward socioeconomic developments as the main cause of historical trends in natural disaster risks. Moreover, evidence reveals that climate change has been a contributing factor, which is expected to grow in importance in the future. Several supply and demand side obstacles may prevent natural disaster insurance from optimally fulfilling its desirable function of offering financial protection at affordable premiums. Climate change is expected to further hamper the insurability of natural disaster risks, unless insurers and governments proactively respond to climate change, for example by linking insurance coverage with risk reduction activities. A branch of literature has developed about how the functioning of insurance should be improved to cope with climate change. This includes industry-level responses, reforms of insurance market structures, such as public–private natural disaster insurance provision, and recommendations for addressing behavioral biases in insurance demand and for stimulating risk reduction. In view of the rising economic losses of natural disasters, this field of study is likely to remain an active one.

scholarly journals Risk perceptions and risk management strategies among poultry farmers in south-west Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1891719
Author(s):  
Abigail Gbemisola Adeyonu ◽  
Abiodun O. Otunaiya ◽  
Enoch O. Oyawoye ◽  
Funmilayo A. Okeniyi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
South West ◽  
Risk Management Strategies ◽  
Poultry Farmers

scholarly journals A Global Review of Farmers’ Perceptions of Agricultural Risks and Risk Management Strategies

Agriculture ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi Tam Duong ◽  
Tom Brewer ◽  
Jo Luck ◽  
Kerstin Zander
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Agricultural Risk ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Pests And Diseases ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Risk Management Strategies

Farmers around the world face and manage a wide range of enterprise-related risks. These risks are increasing due to a range of factors including globalisation, increased trade in agricultural products, and climate change, jeopardising agricultural enterprises and forcing farmers to adjust their production and management strategies. Here we present results of a systematic literature review, following PRISMA protocol, of farmers’ perceptions of, and responses to, agricultural risks. Using data reduction method (factor analysis) and descriptive statistics, we analysed 197 studies and found that weather-related risk (55%), biosecurity threats (48%), and human risk (35%) are the significant risks perceived by farmers for their agricultural enterprises. Diversification of crop and animal production (28%) and pests and diseases monitoring and prevention (20%) were the preferred agricultural risk management strategies employed by farmers. Few studies have investigated socio-economic factors that explain risk perceptions (18%) or factors that influence how farmers manage agricultural risks (11%). The main barriers to successfully managing agricultural risks were limited access to information and formal low-interest loan systems, especially in developing countries. We identified a mismatch between perceived risk sources and risk management strategies, highlighting a need to improve understanding of why particular management responses are employed to address the various risks. This review suggests areas for future research to improve understanding of the perceptions of risks held by farmers, and to support efforts to manage and reduce these risks.

scholarly journals Risk management strategies on small-scale commercial farms in three zobatat of Eritrea

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 521-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
MA Mohammed ◽  
GF Ortmann ◽  
SR Ferrer
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Perceptions Of Risk ◽  
Farm Diversification ◽  
Farm Type ◽  
Risk Management Strategies ◽  
Commercial Farms

In this study the perceptions of small-scale commercial farmers in Eritrea of the importance of various risk responses are ascertained and analysed to gain insight into their risk-management strategies.  Data were elicited through a survey of 186 small-scale commercial farmers conducted in three zobatat (regions) of Eritrea. Factor Analysis is used to investigate heterogeneity in sample farmers’ responses.  Results indicate that relatively more important risk responses include the use of internal and external sources of information, on-farm and off-farm diversification, choice of production system and product marketing arrangements. Farmers’ perceptions of risk responses vary according to farm type, geographical location, farm and farmer characteristics, as well as the existence of enterprise specific risk responses (e.g. livestock insurance) and differences in the marketing regulations of various agricultural products.

scholarly journals Perception and risk management strategies for ranchers and their determinants: a case study from Turkey

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyit Hayran ◽  
Murak Külekçi ◽  
Aykut Gül
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Income Uncertainty ◽  
Perceptions Of Risk ◽  
Risk Management Strategies ◽  
Risk Sources ◽  
The Government

ABSTRACT: In this study, beef cattle farmers’ perceptions of risk and risk management strategies, and their determinants were analyzed using factor analysis and partial least squares regression analysis. The data set used in this study came from a survey conducted in Erzurum Province. The results demonstrated that variability in fodder price, insufficient farm income, uncertainty in government policies were perceived as the most important risks. Clean cattle shelter, off-farm income, monitoring and preventing livestock diseases were perceived as the most important risk management strategies. Results, also, demonstrated that some characteristics of farmers affected farmers’ perceptions. In this study, it was identified that the most important risk sources were economics-based. So, it was recommended that the government policy should be focused on preventing the fluctuations in input/output prices.

scholarly journals A Scale to Measure Farmers’ Risk Perceptions about Climate Change and Its Impact on Agriculture

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Rupan Raghuvanshi ◽  
Mohammad Aslam Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
State Government ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Vulnerability To Climate Change ◽  
Risk Management Strategies

Climate change has emerged as one of the key determinants of agricultural productivity. Risks perceptions of farmers’ towards climate change and its impact on agriculture are said to be a strong predictor of their behavioural intentions to climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies.  Consequently, measuring farmers’ perception about risks associated with climate change is of paramount importance and needs to be studied so that appropriate adaptation measures could be undertaken to mitigate the productivity losses. The present study was an attempt to develop a scale to measure the farmers risk perception about climate change which could be used by researchers. Likert’s summated rating technique was followed for the construction of perception scale. The process started with selection of 30 statements on the bases of Mean Relevancy Weightage (MRW) scores; and the statements were given to 30 farmers in four purposively selected villages (based on their degree of vulnerability to climate change as determined by a State government Report) in Kumaon division Uttarakhand, a North Himalayan state of India which is perennially susceptible to climate change risks and uncertainties. The scale developed finally consisted of 20 statements. The reliability and validity of the scale was computed to find out the precision and consistency of the results. This scale will be useful for researchers and academicians studying farmers’ perceptions towards climate change and its impact on agriculture. It would also be useful for policy makers for developing risk management strategies.

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