Swimming alone? Why linking flood risk perception and behavior requires more than “it's the individual, stupid”

摘要: A common assertion in discussions of flooding is that risk perception critical and linked to risk-mitigating behavior. Furthermore, many assert the adverse effects floods could be reduced by changes communication, thereby influencing foster mitigating We argue these assertions are based on quite questionable underlying assumptions: That stakeholders generally aware flood risk, they have capacity engage disaster reduction, their actions can effective. The belief policies influenced three support, turn, shift responsibility for reduction onto individuals homeowners, without regard social spatial justice issues. In contrast, we context matters understanding complexity relation between behavior, local power relations, other constraints opportunities affect stakeholders. While academic community has long played a pivotal role supporting practical management, future research should take more perspective assumptions focus improving coordination across theories, methods, variables, fostering comparative studies disciplines, contexts, scales. This article categorized under: Engineering Water > Planning Human as Imagined Represented Science Extremes.