scholarly journals Why People (Do Not) Adopt the Private Precautionary and Mitigation Measures: A Review of the Issue from the Perspective of Recent Flood Risk Research

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
Ivan Andráško
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Conceptual Models ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Ethical Aspects ◽  
Departure Point ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Risk Research ◽  
Flood Risk Perception

Based on the literature review, this paper synthesizes recent state of knowledge on flood risk perception and related human behaviors. The main attention is paid to private precautionary and mitigation measures, and the reasons why these are (not) adopted by agents such as individual households. Results of a wide range of relevant studies are presented and critically examined. The findings are presented within an interpretive framework established during the review process; six key themes (responsibility, risk perception, people and social environment, geography of risk, emotions, theories and conceptual models) and several sub-themes closely related to them were identified by the content/thematic analysis. These were then utilized to overview and discuss particular factors and issues involved, as well as various relevant theoretical underpinnings and conceptual models. The review identifies, illustrates, and addresses not only the consensual views and contradictory findings of flood risk research, but also several related and essential ambiguities, uncertainties, and knowledge gaps. Based on these findings, suggestions for future research are discussed, including the terminological, semantic, methodological, theoretical, and ethical aspects. The paper thus serves two main tasks: (a) It is a useful reference/departure point for those with research interests in topics and issues such as flood risk perception, flood risk protective and mitigation behaviors and measures, or flood risk management in general; and (b) it provides suggestions and incentives for future flood risk research agenda.

scholarly journals Affect Path to Flood Protective Coping Behaviors Using SEM Based on a Survey in Shenzhen, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Huang ◽  
Weiwei Cao ◽  
Huimin Wang ◽  
Zhiqiang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Risk Attitude ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Coping Behaviors ◽  
Shenzhen City ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Risk Knowledge ◽  
Flood Risk Perception

The initial concept of flood control has gradually shifted to flood risk management which emphasizes more public participation. Therefore, understanding the public’s protective coping behavioral patterns to floods is significant, and can help improve the effectiveness of public participation and implementation of flood-mitigation measures. However, the quantitative effect of socio-demographic factors on flood risk perception and behaviors is not clear. In this study, the socio-demographic factors are included to explore the quantitative relationship with and the affect path to flood protective coping behaviors with socio-demographic factors are studied. Shenzhen City in China is chosen as the study area, which suffers frequent urban floods every year. Questionnaire surveys are conducted in five flood-prone communities there, and 339 valid questionnaires were collected. The correlations between flood risk perception, flood risk knowledge, flood risk attitude, socio-demographic factors, and protective coping behaviors are analyzed firstly. A structural equation model (SEM) about these factors is then established to verify the correctness of hypothetical paths and discover new paths. The results indicates that socio-demographic factors and flood risk perception do not have impacts on protective coping behaviors directly, but are mediated by flood risk knowledge and flood risk attitude. Flood risk attitude is an important factor that affects protective coping behaviors directly. Moreover, two affect paths to flood protective coping behaviors are proposed. The findings of Shenzhen city in this study can be extended to other cities with similar characteristics, providing support for conducting effective flood mitigation measures.

scholarly journals Impact of ambient sound on risk perception in humans: neuroeconomic investigations

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise Payzan-LeNestour ◽  
Lionnel Pradier ◽  
James Doran ◽  
Gideon Nave ◽  
Bernard Balleine
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Multisensory Perception ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Perception Of Risk ◽  
Asset Risk ◽  
Financial Trading ◽  
Ambient Sound ◽  
General Relevance ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Professional Traders

AbstractResearch in the field of multisensory perception shows that what we hear can influence what we see in a wide range of perceptual tasks. It is however unknown whether this extends to the visual perception of risk, despite the importance of the question in many applied domains where properly assessing risk is crucial, starting with financial trading. To fill this knowledge gap, we ran interviews with professional traders and conducted three laboratory studies using judgments of financial asset risk as a testbed. We provide evidence that the presence of ambient sound impacts risk perception, possibly due to the combination of facilitatory and synesthetic effects of general relevance to the perception of risk in many species as well as humans. We discuss the implications of our findings for various applied domains (e.g., financial, medical, and military decision-making), and raise new questions for future research.

Individual cognitive style affects flood‐risk perception and mitigation intentions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federica Spaccatini ◽  
Luca Pancani ◽  
Juliette Richetin ◽  
Paolo Riva ◽  
Simona Sacchi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Cognitive Style ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Flood Risk Perception

From the general to the specific: the influence of confidence and trust on flood risk perception

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Clare Cannon ◽  
Kevin Fox Gotham ◽  
Katie Lauve-Moon ◽  
Brad Powers
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Flood Risk Perception

The Impact of Perceived Flood Exposure on Flood-Risk Perception: The Role of Distance

Risk Analysis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (11) ◽  
pp. 2158-2186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eoin O'Neill ◽  
Finbarr Brereton ◽  
Harutyun Shahumyan ◽  
J. Peter Clinch
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Flood Exposure ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Flood Risk Perception

scholarly journals Flash Flood Risk Perception by the Population of Mindelo, S. Vicente (Cape Verde)

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1895 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martins ◽  
Nunes ◽  
Lourenço ◽  
Velez-Castro
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Flash Flood ◽  
Flood Hazard ◽  
Prior Experience ◽  
Cape Verde ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
High Level ◽  
Communication Policies ◽  
Flood Risk Perception

São Vicente Island (Republic of Cape Verde) lies within the Sahelian zone and faces several natural hazards, one of which is flash flooding. With the purpose of understanding what factors determine flash flood risk perception, a questionnaire entitled Flash Flood Hazard Perception in Cape Verde was applied to 199 subjects. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed to identify the primary factors associated with the perception of flash flood risk. Differences between different groups under the same impact factor were also compared. The results indicated that certain socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents (gender, level of education, and type of housing) and prior experience correlated with flash flood risk perception. The study also shows statistical differences between the groups. In general, males and the respondents with a high level of education, homeowners, and people with prior experience have better perception of the flash flood risk. These findings can help decision makers to improve effective flash flood risk communication policies and flood risk reduction strategies.

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