The risk perception paradox-implications for governance and communication of natural hazards

Risk Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1049-1065

  Wachinger, Gisela ^a   Renn, Ortwin ^a   Begg, Chloe ^b   Kuhlicke, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Literature review; Natural hazards; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURES; INDIVIDUAL FACTORS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; NATURAL HAZARD; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROTECTIVE ACTION; RISK GOVERNANCE; VOLCANO ERUPTIONS;

COMMUNICATION; HAZARDS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENT; LITERATURE REVIEW; NATURAL HAZARD; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

ARTICLE; DISASTER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COMMUNICATION; DISASTERS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84879082846     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2012.01942.x     Document Type: Article

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