The Impact of Perceived Flood Exposure on Flood-Risk Perception: The Role of Distance.

摘要: Natural hazards, such as major flood events, are occurring with increasing frequency and inflicting levels of financial damages upon affected communities. The experience events has brought about a significant change in attitudes to flood-risk management, shift away from built engineering solutions alone towards more multifaceted approach. Europe's damaging episodes provided the impetus for introduction European Floods Directive, requiring establishment management plans at river-basin scale. effectiveness plans, focusing on prevention, protection, preparedness, is dependent adequate awareness this related perception risk. This an important factor design assessment management. Whilst there modern body literature exploring issues, have been few examples that explore its spatial manifestations. Previous examined perceived real distance hazard source (such river, nuclear facility, landfill, or incinerator, etc.), whereas article advances by including objectively assessed measure zone, using cognitive mapping methodology. finds zone (perceived exposure) crucial determining perception, both affective components. Furthermore, we find interesting phenomenon misperception among respondents. concludes discussing implications