Questionnaires are popular and fundamental tools for acquiring information on public
knowledge and perception of natural hazards. Questionnaires can provide valuable …

Despite considerable effort and expenditure on public hazard education, levels of disaster
preparedness remain low. By integrating and expanding on natural hazards and health …

The present research report and survey findings are part of a larger research program and
initiative. Ideally this report would be read in conjunction with the more encompassing …

Despite considerable expenditure on public hazard education, levels of natural
preparedness remain low. Building on natural hazard and health research about protective …

Hazard risk perceptions and protective behaviors are examined for wildfires, earthquakes
and volcanic activity. Data were gathered in two northern California (USA) communities that …

The literature on people's response to volcanic hazards tends to be split between two
paradigms. The first argues that the choice of adjustment depends on how people perceive …

Previous experience with a hazard has been identified as influencing risk perception and
adoption of adjustments. However, this relationship is not clear and may depend on the …

This paper presents the results of an online survey of the New Zealand public (n= 1364),
conducted in 2015, that tested the influence of impact-based severe weather warnings on …

There are many methods and scientific research approaches where modeling and
understanding on how individuals evaluate natural origin risks. Despite the proficiency and …

This paper examines the relationship between volcanic risk and the tourism sector in
southern Iceland and the complex challenge emergency management officials face in …