scholarly journals Capturing Flood Risk Perception via Sketch Maps

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolin Klonner ◽  
Tomás J. Usón ◽  
Sabrina Marx ◽  
Franz-Benjamin Mocnik ◽  
Bernhard Höfle
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Reference Data ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Santiago De Chile ◽  
Sketch Maps ◽  
The One ◽  
Spatial Acquisition ◽  
Neighborhood Level ◽  
Flood Risk Perception

The fact that an increasing number of people and local authorities are affected by natural hazards, especially floods, highlights the necessity of adequate mitigation and preparedness within disaster management. Many governments, though, have only insufficient monetary or technological capacities. One possible approach to tackle these issues is the acquisition of information by sketch maps complemented by questionnaires, which allows to digitally capture flood risk perception. We investigate which factors influence information collected by sketch maps and questionnaires in case studies in an area prone to pluvial flooding in Santiago de Chile. Our aim is to gain more information about the methods applied. Hereby, we focus on the spatial acquisition scale of sketch maps and personal characteristics of the participants, for example, whether they live at this very location of the survey (residents) or are pedestrians passing by. Our results show that the choice of the acquisition scale of the base map influences the amount and level of detail of information captured via sketch maps. Thus, detail base maps lead to more precise results when compared to reference data, especially in the case of residents. The results also reveal that the place of living of the respondents has an effect on the resulting information because on the neighborhood level the risk perception of residents is more detailed than the one of pedestrians. The study suggests that the integration of citizens via sketch maps can provide information about flood risk perception, and thus can influence the flood mitigation in the area.

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.

scholarly journals The Role of Sense of Coherence and Social Capital on Perceived Risk: The Salutogenic Model Approach on Flood Survivors in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 884 (1) ◽  
pp. 012017
Author(s):  
H Maulana ◽  
G Gumelar ◽  
G Irianda
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Risk Dimensions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Flood Risk Perception

Abstract The study of flood risk perception has been received growing attention in multi-disciplinary research and practice. Indonesia’s government approach on managing the impact of flood is highly dependence on structural engineering solutions. Few empirical attempts have systematically established to understand whether positive psychological capacity strategy helps flood survivors to overcome the negative impact of flood. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of salutogenic and social capital models on flood risk perception. A national survey was used to collect the data of flood survivors across Indonesia. A battery comprising socio-demographic information, measures of salutogenic variable (sense of coherence), social capital (sense of community and social trust), and individual risk perception on flood was administered to the Indonesian adult (N = 194). This study findings showed that the overall model successfully predicted the perceived risk dimensions. However, different routes of correlation across variables were identified. Discussion and future recommendation are presented with regard to the study finding.

scholarly journals Approaches in research on flood risk perception and their importance in flood risk management: a review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Lechowska
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Flood Risk Management ◽  
Constructivist Approach ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Information Research ◽  
Constructivist Approaches ◽  
Flood Risk Perception

AbstractThe study of flood risk perception factors can be considered by using different paradigms. In an attempt to understand risk perception, two basic paradigms can be distinguished: rationalist and constructivist. The rationalist approach tends to focus on modeling, characterizing, and predicting behavioral results regarding various threats. According to the constructivist paradigm, threats are perceived as socially constructed. This review paper aims to assess the importance of the rationalist and constructivist approaches in research on flood risk perception and flood risk management more broadly by answering the questions: (1) Which paradigm dominates the research of flood risk perception?, (2) What is the relationship between rationalistic and constructivistic factors (e.g., stimulation, weakening, strengthening, etc.)?, (3) which factors are more effective in moderating attitudes toward flood risk? The paper concludes by pointing out the desired direction of research on flood risk perception from the perspective of improving flood risk management. In contemporary empirical works managing the perception of flood risk, a rationalistic approach that psychometrically searches for cognitive models dominates. Often, statistically obtained dependencies are mutually exclusive. Studies on perception that apply the constructivist approach are in an early stage of development, nevertheless providing consistent results. They indicate that the social, political, cultural, religious, and historical contexts shape the perception of flood risk. On the basis of the aforementioned information, research on flood risk in a constructivist approach should be expanded, as it provides a clear, often underappreciated catalog of contextual factors shaping risk perception and, importantly, simultaneously moderating the influence of rationalist factors on flood risk perception.

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