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Perceptions of flood risk: A case study of the Red River Flood of 1997
Author(s) -
Burn Donald H.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/1999wr900215
Subject(s) - flood myth , context (archaeology) , perception , risk perception , 100 year flood , geography , floodplain , flood risk management , environmental science , environmental resource management , cartography , psychology , archaeology , neuroscience
Risk perception is examined in the context of the Red River flood of 1997. The role that experience with prior flood events plays in risk perception is highlighted as well as the impacts of experience on the mitigation actions selected by individuals. The Red River flood of 1997 demonstrated that individuals with different prior flood experience could be expected to behave differently during a flood event. This implies that flood warnings should be tailored to the characteristics of the target audience.