The purpose of this study is to understand the linkages between disaster and its impact on
mental health. To fulfil this objective, an attempt has been made to examine the existing …

This article reviews the main insights from selected literature on risk perception, particularly
in connection with natural hazards. It includes numerous case studies on perception and …

Although flood risk perceptions and their concomitant motivations for behaviour have long
been recognised as significant features of community resilience in the face of flooding …

The low risk awareness of the residents living in flood-prone areas is usually considered
among the main causes of their low preparedness, which in turns generates inadequate …

Background Little is known about the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health
status during the lockdown period. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess …

Rapid urbanization and climate change have increased flood risk in urban settings. Risk
perception is a vital constituent of flood risk management and risk communication. It has …

Climate change-induced extreme events have increased worldwide, including riverine
flooding in rural areas. Risk communication is an effective mechanism that affects risk …

Social capacity building for natural hazards is a topic increasingly gaining relevance not
only for so-called developing countries but also for European welfare states which are …

Climate change is the world's most pressing environmental issue, influencing almost all
sectors of the economy. Agriculture is one of those sectors whose performance is primarily …

One of the targets of the Sendai Framework is to reduce disaster damage to critical
infrastructure and the disruption of basic services, particularly in educational facilities, and to …