“…While the current study reveals some interesting aspects of how individual's sociodemographic characteristics and perception of the sites are related to flood risk perception, other factors can be considered for future research. Studies have shown that individual's professions and safety concerns and neighbourhood characteristics such as the number of casualties (Slovic, 2016; Slovic & Peters, 2016; Slovic & Weber, 2002), employment rate (Rufat, 2015), crime rates (Brownson, Hoehner, Day, Forsyth, & Sallis, 2009), and protection of natural habitats and landscape aesthetics (Brownson et al, 2009; Hong, Chang, & Chung, 2019) are associated with risk perception and the use of space. Additionally, since the survey respondents were chosen by those who were already using the space, the findings of the study may not reflect the perceptions of the entire population living the study watershed.…”