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Research has suggested that place attachment is related to environmental variables. Nonetheless, empirical research lacks on place attachment and environmental risk perception. This study investigate if Neighbourhood Attachment (NA)-place attachment for one’s own neighbourhood-affects flood risk perception and flood related coping behaviours, taking into consideration objective Risk Area (RA). Literature based hypotheses are: 1) RA main effect on Environmental Risk (ER) variables (higher ER with higher RA); 2) NA main effect on ER (higher ER with higher NA). Differences on risk perception, flood concern, relative flood concern, and then attitude toward behaviour and behavioural intention and flood coping behaviour (pertaining three domains) are investigated with a 2x2 design: NA (low vs. high) by RA (low vs. high). First hypothesis: high (vs. low) RA enhances flood risk perception, concern, attitude, intention and behaviour (item collecting and advice to neighbours). Second hypothesis: high (vs. low) NA enhances flood risk perception, concern, intention (item collecting and advice to neighbours). Moreover, two interaction effects NA by RA on attitude and behaviour show: only in low (vs. high) RA, high (vs. low) NA citizens are higher in attitude and behaviour (item collecting). Information finding (attitude, intention and behaviour) is never affected by both NA and RA.