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

By Renato Miceli, Igor Sotgiu, Michele Settanni. 2008

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Place attachment and flood preparedness (2010, background): “…few exceptions are Laska, 1990 on adjustments in New Orleans), whether local people are getting prepared, what psychological or cultural factors might impede preparedness, and how people’s feelings about their place might affect their preparation for disasters (an exception is Miceli et al., 2008).”
Perception and Communication of Flood Risks: A Systematic Review of Empirical Research (2013, background): “[3,47,40,44,50,43,45,32,58]) and the likelihood that people adopt hazard adjustments (e.”
Living with Floods: Protective Behaviours and Risk Perception of Vietnamese Households (2013, background): “A section then refers to the respondent’s experience with flooding, flood damage and 41 Miceli et al. (2008).”
Yes, we can: motivate Dutch citizens to engage in self-protective behavior with regard to flood risks (2011, background): “…of moderate to high levels of risk are seen as necessary conditions for individuals to take action, because the interest in flood risk is low, the lack of interest in flood risk may be one explanation for the lack of motivation to take precautionary measures among residents (Miceli et al. 2007).”
The Risk Perception Paradox—Implications for Governance and Communication of Natural Hazards (2013, background): “For example, risk perception was positively correlated with personal memories of having experienced damage in an earlier flood in Italy.(16) Ruin et al.”