Influence of flood risk perception and other factors on risk-reducing behaviour: A survey of municipalities along the Rhine

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-30

  Becker, G ^a   Aerts, J C J H ^a   Huitema, D ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Expectancy valence models; Flood risk perception; Municipalities; Risk reduction measures; River Rhine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890580487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jfr3.12025     Document Type: Article

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