The social perception of natural hazards risk: Portugal and Tuvalu

The effects of climate change and sea-level change should cause serious problems for the inhabitants of some small islands such as Tuvalu in the future. As a result of a combination of natural processes and anthropogenic action, the sea-level change creates different impacts. This research investiga...

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Published in:Investigaciones geográficas 2012-01 (57), p.195
Main Authors: Ramos Ribeiro, Rodrigo Rudge, Coelho, Celeste Oliveira Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropogenic factors
Climate change
Climate effects
Depth perception
Educational institutions
Environmental impact
Environmental risk
Hazards
Human influences
Low level
Perception
Risk perception
Sea level
Sea level rise
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Summary:The effects of climate change and sea-level change should cause serious problems for the inhabitants of some small islands such as Tuvalu in the future. As a result of a combination of natural processes and anthropogenic action, the sea-level change creates different impacts. This research investigates the perception of natural risk and climate change in Portugal and Tuvalu. The perception of the some natural risk, like sea-level rise, can be different of each place. The perception of climate changes in Tuvalu is little known for academic community from University of Aveiro, and they believe that the impacts of sea level rise for Portugal and Tuvalu are not the same. The geographic distance makes an influence in perception of risks; residents far away from this phenomenon present a low level of attention of this phenomenon.
ISSN:0213-4691
1989-9890
DOI:10.14198/INGEO2012.57.09