Perception of landslides risk and responsibility: a case study in eastern Styria, Austria

Damm, Andrea; Eberhard, K; Sendzimir, Jan; Patt, Anthony

doi:10.1007/s11069-013-0694-y

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“…Therefore, risk perception provides individual interpretation of flood hazards and needs to be integrated into the formal decision-making process (Plattner et al, 2006;Barberi et al, 2008;Fuchs et al, 2009;Bradford et al, 2012). Many studies showed that personal experience is influenced by how exposed people recognize the likelihood of a hazard event, and the magnitude of those events, as well as their attitudes and beliefs concerning responsibilities for mitigation and loss compensation (Bubeck et al, 2012;Damm et al, 2013). Overall, risk perception and awareness demonstrate a central role in flood risk management discussion (Fischhoff, 1995;Renn, 1998;Slovic, 2000;Siegrist and Gutscher, 2006;Soane et al, 2010;Bradford et al, 2012;Bubeck et al, 2012Bubeck et al, , 2013Wachinger et al, 2013;Pino González-Riancho et al, 2015;Kienzler et al, 2015;Babcicky and Seebauer, 2017).…”

Section: Linking Flood Risk Perception and Adaptationmentioning

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Flood risk perception and adaptation capacity: a contribution to the socio-hydrology debate

Fuchs

Karagiorgos

Kitikidou

et al. 2017

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Dealing with flood hazard and risk requires approaches rooted in both natural and social sciences, which provided the nexus for the ongoing debate on socio-hydrology. Various combinations of non-structural and structural flood risk reduction options are available to communities. Focusing on flood risk and the information associated with it, developing risk management plans is required but often overlooks public perception of a threat. The perception of risk varies in many different ways, especially between the authorities and the affected public. It is because of this disconnection that many risk management plans concerning floods have failed in the past. This paper examines the private adaptation capacity and willingness with respect to flooding in two different catchments in Greece prone to multiple flood events during the last 20 years. Two studies (East Attica and Evros) were carried out, comprised of a survey questionnaire of 155 and 157 individuals, from a peri-urban (East Attica) and a rural (Evros) area, respectively, and they focused on those vulnerable to periodic (rural area) and flash floods (peri-urban area). Based on the comparisons drawn from these responses, and identifying key issues to be addressed when flood risk management plans are implemented, improvements are being recommended for the social dimension surrounding such implementation. As such, the paper contributes to the ongoing discussion on human–environment interaction in socio-hydrology.

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Section: Linking Flood Risk Perception and Adaptationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Flood risk perception and adaptation capacity: a contribution to the socio-hydrology debate

Fuchs

Karagiorgos

Kitikidou

et al. 2017

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

118

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“…Disagreements on what is necessary for a warning system can also be attributed to differences in risk awareness and perceptions among the residents. For example, those who view the risk as high tend to demand more protection than those who have lower perceptions of the risk [44,45].…”

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“…The residents preferred to keep system responsibilities at the municipal level to save them the effort of founding an association, while local authorities favored shared responsibility [44]. The residents also argued (falsely) that the municipality's issuance of permits for residents to buy property and build homes obligated the public to ensure its safety.…”

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A Participatory Process to Develop a Landslide Warning System: Paradoxes of Responsibility Sharing in a Case Study in Upper Austria

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During a participatory process in Gmunden, Austria, the organizational and responsibility-sharing arrangements for a landslide warning system proved to be contested issues. While questions on the warning system technology and the distribution of information, including the alarm for evacuation, could be resolved with the support of experts, controversies arose on the financial and legal responsibilities that ensure long-term and effective monitoring for the protection of the landslide-prone community. This paper examines how responsibilities can be shared among the residents, experts, and public authorities during the design and operation of landslide warning systems. In particular, we discuss the outcome and implications of three stakeholder workshops where participants deliberated on warning-system options that, in turn, were based on a discourse analysis of extensive stakeholder interviews. The results of the case study show that an end-user orientation requires the consideration of stakeholder worldviews, interests, and conflicts. Paradoxically, the public did not fully support their own involvement in the maintenance and control of the warning system, but the authorities promoted shared responsibility. Deliberative planning does not then necessarily lead to responsibility sharing, but it proved effective as a platform for information and for shared ownership in the warning system.

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“…Therefore, risk perception provides individual interpretation of flood hazards and needs to integrate in the formal natural hazards decision-making process (Plattner et al, 2006;Barberi et al, 2008;Fuchs et al, 2009;Bradford et al, 2012). There are many studies to document the fact that personal experience is influenced by how exposed people perceive the likelihood of risks, and the magnitude of those risks, as well as their attitudes and beliefs concerning who is responsible for mitigation and loss compensation (Bubeck et al, 2012;Damm et al 2013). In overall, risk perception and awareness demonstrate a central role in 5 flood risk management discussion (Fischhoff, 1995;Renn, 1998;Slovic, 2000;Siegrist and Gutscher, 2006;Soane et al, 2010;Bradford et al, 2012;Bubeck et al, 2012Bubeck et al, , 2013Wachinger et al, 2013;Pino González-Riancho et al, 2015;Kienzler et al, 2015;Babcicky and Seebauer, 2015).…”

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Assessment of flood risk perceptions and adaptation capacity: a comparative study between rural and peri-urban areas in Greece

Karagiorgos

Fuchs

Kitikidou

et al. 2016

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Abstract. Focusing on flood risk and the information associated with it, developing risk management plans is often overlooking public perception of the threat. The perception of risk varies in many different ways, especially between the authorities and the affected public. It is because of this disconnection that many risk management plans concerning floods have failed in the past. This paper examines the private adaptation capacity and willingness with respect to flooding in two different catchments in Greece. The catchments of Evros and East Attica show recent flood events in the past 20 years. Two case studies were undertaken, comprised of a survey questionnaire focusing on 155 and 157 individuals, from a rural (Evros) and a peri-urban (East Attica) area, respectively, and they focused on those vulnerable to periodical (rural area) and flash floods (peri-urban area). Based on the comparisons drawn from these responses, and identifying key issues to be addressed when flood risk management plans are implemented, improvements are being recommended for the social dimension surrounding such implementation.

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Perception of landslides risk and responsibility: a case study in eastern Styria, Austria

Cited by 34 publications

References 33 publications

Flood risk perception and adaptation capacity: a contribution to the socio-hydrology debate

Flood risk perception and adaptation capacity: a contribution to the socio-hydrology debate

A Participatory Process to Develop a Landslide Warning System: Paradoxes of Responsibility Sharing in a Case Study in Upper Austria

Assessment of flood risk perceptions and adaptation capacity: a comparative study between rural and peri-urban areas in Greece

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