Probabilistic statements can be a valuable tool for natural hazard risk communication,
including forecasts. However, individuals often have a poor understanding of such …

Hazard experience has been shown to influence risk perceptions, hazard salience, and the
types of hazard adjustments people consider and undertake. Literature exploring the impact …

Late evacuation during a wildfire is dangerous and potentially fatal. Yet it is surprisingly
common and a key challenge for organizations who manage wildfire risks. Encouraging at …

Introduction: Despite efforts to increase earthquake preparedness (EP), the level of
earthquake preparedness in Tehran is low, even when people acknowledge the risk they …

This paper proposes a diffusion model to measure the evolution of stakeholders' disaster
perceptions by integrating a disaster message model, a stakeholder model, and a …

ObjectiveIn recent decades, many efforts have been made, both globally and locally, to
enhance household preparedness for emergencies. In the State of Israel in particular …

Whereas for natural hazards a great deal of research has been conducted concerning the
predictors of individual preparedness, there is an unusual shortcoming with respect to …

Purpose Among the many studies about risk perception, only a few deal with Bangladesh.
Paul and Bhuiyan's (2010) study has shown the earthquake-preparedness level of residents …

Disaster researchers have established the determinants of mitigation and preparedness at
the household level of analysis. However, at the organizational level, there is limited …

After briefly reviewing how antecedent variables (gender, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic
status, and risk perception) affect household preparedness and mitigation, this paper …