How Do Disaster Characteristics Influence Risk Perception

The main purpose of this study is to examine how risk perception is influenced by the type of disaster (flood or landslide) and victim characteristics. The data reported here are based on the National Risk Perception Survey (NRPS) that was administered for the victims and the general public in Taiwa...

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Published in:Risk analysis 2008-06, Vol.28 (3), p.635-643
Main Authors: Ho, Ming-Chou, Shaw, Daigee, Lin, Shuyeu, Chiu, Yao-Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Disaster Planning - methods
Disaster type
Disasters
experience
Fatalities
Female
flood
Floods
gender
Humans
landslide
Landslides & mudslides
Male
Perception
Perceptions
Regression Analysis
Residential areas
Risk
Risk Assessment
Risk management
risk perception
Social perception
Studies
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Taiwan
Victims
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Summary:The main purpose of this study is to examine how risk perception is influenced by the type of disaster (flood or landslide) and victim characteristics. The data reported here are based on the National Risk Perception Survey (NRPS) that was administered for the victims and the general public in Taiwan in 2004. In that year, many towns in Taiwan were seriously affected by floods and landslides, resulting in huge economic losses and fatalities. The primary findings are: (1) the victims and the general public are concerned about the different potential hazards that might affect their residential area, (2) the negative associations between the sense of controllability and the perceived impact is high for landslide victims, but not for flood victims, and (3) disaster type, gender, and previously experienced disasters are good predictors of victims' attitudes toward natural disasters.
ISSN:0272-4332
1539-6924
DOI:10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01040.x