Statistical analysis of flood risk perception: a case study for Eastern Black Sea Basin, Turkey

Tuğçe Anılan (), Selahattin Bayram (), Mahmut Cenk Sayıl () and Osman Yüksek ()
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Tuğçe Anılan: Karadeniz Technical University Civil Engineering Department
Selahattin Bayram: Karadeniz Technical University Civil Engineering Department
Mahmut Cenk Sayıl: Karadeniz Technical University Civil Engineering Department
Osman Yüksek: Bursa Uludağ University Civil Engineering Department

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2024, vol. 120, issue 9, No 27, 8743-8760

Abstract: Abstract It is very essential in terms of flood risk management to consider social expectations such as risk perception, flood awareness, preparedness, and socio-economic dynamics together with engineering designs. Understanding the way people perceive flood risk can enhance our capability of improving existing flood risk management methods, thus helps us creating disaster resilient societies. In this study, results of a questionnaire which was used for a previous study and had been administered to participants from Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey were further investigated using statistical methods. The main aim was to understand how demographic factors such as age, gender and education level affect people’s flood risk perception. It was also desired to see that whether they were aware of the parties responsible for taking mitigation measures, or whether they know about possible flood mitigation measures or not. Using the same data with the previous study, but in addition using SPSS software to do statistical analysis, questionnaire results were investigated using convenient statistical tests for each parameter, analysis results were interpreted, and conclusions were drawn. Same tests were conducted using weight coefficients adopted using a certain methodology which is explained in the paper, in order to make a better investigation. Also, results were compared with the results of the previous study. It was seen that there were some consistencies and contradictions between the results of the previous study and this study’s results.

Keywords: Risk perception; Flood awareness; Demographic factors; SPSS software (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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