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Rufat, Samuel ORCID: 0000-0001-6356-1233, Fekete, Alexander ORCID: 0000-0002-8029-6774, Armas, Iuliana ORCID: 0000-0002-8020-6767, Hartmann, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0001-6707-7174, Kuhlicke, Christian ORCID: 0000-0002-1193-228X, Prior, Tim, Thaler, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0003-3869-3722 and Wisner, Ben (2020). Swimming alone? Why linking flood risk perception and behavior requires more than it's the individual, stupid. Wiley Interdiscip. Rev.-Water, 7 (5). HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 2049-1948

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Abstract

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

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Rufat, Samuel UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-6356-1233 UNSPECIFIED Fekete, Alexander UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-8029-6774 UNSPECIFIED Armas, Iuliana UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-8020-6767 UNSPECIFIED Hartmann, Thomas UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-6707-7174 UNSPECIFIED Kuhlicke, Christian UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-1193-228X UNSPECIFIED Prior, Tim UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Thaler, Thomas UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-3869-3722 UNSPECIFIED Wisner, Ben UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-326484
DOI:	10.1002/wat2.1462
Journal or Publication Title:	Wiley Interdiscip. Rev.-Water
Volume:	7
Number:	5
Date:	2020
Publisher:	WILEY
Place of Publication:	HOBOKEN
ISSN:	2049-1948
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SOCIAL VULNERABILITY; CLIMATE-CHANGE; COMMUNICATION; DISASTER; MANAGEMENT; ADAPTATION; RESILIENCE; RESPONSES; EXPERIENCES; CAPACITIES Multiple languages Environmental Sciences; Water Resources Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/32648