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 …

Recent decades have seen a dramatic increase in creative work on scientifc ignorance and
uncertainty, which can be traced in part to a realization that ignorance and uncertainty …

In recent years, perception of flood risks has become an important topic to policy makers
concerned with risk management and safety issues. Knowledge of the public risk perception …

This is the first volume to comprehensively take stock of what we know about the
geophysical and human aspects of natural hazards, with an eye to developing an approach …

With the increase in legislation and the drive for ever-greater efficiency and accountability,
health and safety in construction is becoming an increasingly important subject. This book …

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 …

Public perception of flood risk and flood risk information is often overlooked when
developing flood risk management plans. As scientists and the public at large perceive risk …

Following the severe flood events of 1998 and 2000, the United Kingdom's Environment
Agency prioritised the need to increase public flood risk awareness. Drawing on data …

A disaster is widely perceived as an event that is beyond human control; the capricious hand
of fate moves against unsuspecting communities creating massive destruction and …

This paper analyzes the impact of disaster experience on household preparation of
emergency supplies for natural disasters using originally collected Japanese data from …