Disaster preparedness and perception of flood risk: A study in an alpine valley in Italy

Miceli, Renato; Sotgiu, Igor; Settanni, Michele

doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2007.10.006

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“…More literature is available on private flood mitigation e.g. in Denmark (Koerth et al 2013), France (Poussin, Botzen, and Aerts 2013), Italy (Miceli, Sotgiu, and Settanni 2008), Japan (Takao et al 2004;Zhai et al 2006), Switzerland (Siegrist and Gutscher 2008), the UK (Bichard and Kazmierczak 2012), and the US (Carson, McCullough, and Pooser 2013;Lindell and Hwang 2008). The sample sizes of the household surveys and the statistical analyses vary between less than 150 (Koerth et al 2013) and more than 2000 (Takao et al 2004).…”

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The determinants of private flood mitigation measures in Germany — Evidence from a nationwide survey

Osberghaus

2015

Ecological Economics

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Die Dis cus si on Pape rs die nen einer mög lichst schnel len Ver brei tung von neue ren For schungs arbei ten des ZEW. Die Bei trä ge lie gen in allei ni ger Ver ant wor tung der Auto ren und stel len nicht not wen di ger wei se die Mei nung des ZEW dar.Dis cus si on Papers are inten ded to make results of ZEW research prompt ly avai la ble to other eco no mists in order to encou ra ge dis cus si on and sug gesti ons for revi si ons. The aut hors are sole ly respon si ble for the con tents which do not neces sa ri ly repre sent the opi ni on of the ZEW. AbstractPublic flood protection cannot totally eliminate the risk of flooding. Hence, private mitigation measures which proactively protect homes from being flooded or reduce flood damage are an essential part of modern flood risk management. This study analyses private flood mitigation measures among German households. The dataset covers more than 6000 households from all parts of the country, including flood plains as well as areas which are typically not at a high risk of riverine flooding. The results suggest that the propensity to mitigate flood damage increases i.a. with past damage experience and damage expectations for the future. The latter effect can be interpreted as a 'climate adaptation signal' in the flood mitigation behaviour. All other factors remaining equal, a strong belief in a climate-change-induced increase of personal flood damage in the next decades induces an increase of the probability of flood mitigation by more than 10 percentage points. Moreover, strong evidence for moral hazard effects in the flood mitigation behaviour cannot be observed. Households expecting insurance coverage do not reduce their mitigation efforts. Likewise, the expectation of government relief payments hinders mitigation only for some groups of households.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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The determinants of private flood mitigation measures in Germany — Evidence from a nationwide survey

Osberghaus

2015

Ecological Economics

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“…While several studies have found that increased knowledge and information correlate positively with precautionary behaviour (Thieken et al 2006, Miceli et al 2008, numerous studies found no evidence of a direct effect of information sources and flood adaptation behaviour when risk perception was controlled for (Zaleskiewicz et al 2002, Grothmann and Reusswig 2006, Botzen et al 2009). …”

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confidence: 98%

“…Some studies have found a minor contribution of risk perception (Bubeck et al 2013, Koerth et al 2013) while others observe a strong link between increased risk perception and increased uptake of measures (Miceli et al 2008, Bichard and Kazmierczak 2012, Osberghaus 2015. Due to the different formulation of risk it is challenging to compare the results across studies.…”

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The impact of flood action groups on the uptake of flood management measures

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Household flood management measures can significantly reduce the risk from flooding. Understanding the factors that influence the uptake of measures has important implications for the design of measures to induce people to take charge of risk mitigation. We investigate the impact of flood action groups in communities in Scotland on the uptake of four measures: insurance, flood warnings, sandbags and floodgates applying regression analysis using a cross-sectional survey (n = 124). The groups were formed in response to the threat from flooding in those communities, and offer information and training on household flood management measures. We use the theoretical framework of Protection Motivation Theory, and compare uptake of the measures before and after the foundation of the flood action groups, as well as in the near future. The models show positive adoption effects for flood warnings, floodgates and to an extent for insurance, and a positive correlation with increased confidence of implementing and belief in the effectiveness of the measures. The effect is significant if specific information on the measures was provided, indicating the importance of Climatic Change (2016)

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“…1. Gender the socio-demographic variable perhaps most commonly examined as a driver in perception of risk is gender (Slovic 1999), with multiple studies finding that women generally perceive risks as more problematic than do men (Flynn et al 1994;Gustafson, 1998;Karanci et al 2005;Barberi et al 2008;Miceli et al 2008;Armaş and Avram 2009;Kellens et al 2011). 2.…”

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“…Age Many studies explore the influence of age, often finding that older people have a higher perception of risk (Kellens et al 2011), however, this is usually a weaker relationship than with other socio-demographic variables (e.g. Karanci et al 2005;Lindell and Hwang 2008;Miceli et al 2008).…”

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Drivers of risk perceptions about the invasive non-native plant Japanese knotweed in domestic gardens

2017

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How people perceive risks posed by invasive non-native plants (INNP) can influence attitudes and consequently likely influence behavioural decisions. Although some drivers of risk perception for INNP have been identified, research has not determined those for INNP in domestic gardens. This is concerning as domestic gardens are where people most commonly encounter INNP, and where impacts can be particularly acute. Using a survey approach, this study determined the drivers of perceptions of risk of INNP in domestic gardens and which risks most concern people. Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica, in Cornwall, UK, where it is a problematic INNP in domestic gardens, was used as a case study. Possible drivers of risk were chosen a priori based on variables previously found to be important for environmental risks. Participants perceived Japanese knotweed to be less frequent on domestic property in Cornwall if their occupation involved the housing market, if they had not had Japanese knotweed in their own garden, if they did not know of Japanese knotweed within 5 km of their home, or if they were educated to degree level. Participants who thought that the consequences of Japanese knotweed being present on domestic property could be more severe had occupations that involved the housing market, knew of Japanese knotweed within 5 km of their home, or were older. Although concern about the damage Japanese knotweed could do to the structure of a property was reported as the second highest motivation to control it by the majority of participants, the perception of threat from this risk was rated as relatively low. The results of this study have implications for policy, risk communication, and garden management decisions. For example, there is a need for policy that provides support and resources for people to manage INNP in their local area. To reduce the impact and spread of INNP we highlight the need for clear and accurate risk communication within discourse about this issue. The drivers identified in this study could be used to target awareness campaigns to limit the development of over-or under-inflated risk perceptions.

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Disaster preparedness and perception of flood risk: A study in an alpine valley in Italy

Cited by 556 publications

References 36 publications

The determinants of private flood mitigation measures in Germany — Evidence from a nationwide survey

The determinants of private flood mitigation measures in Germany — Evidence from a nationwide survey

The impact of flood action groups on the uptake of flood management measures

Drivers of risk perceptions about the invasive non-native plant Japanese knotweed in domestic gardens

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