How Do Disaster Characteristics Influence Risk Perception?

Ming‐Chou Ho, Daigee Shaw (), Shuyeu Lin and Yao‐Chu Chiu

Risk Analysis, 2008, vol. 28, issue 3, 635-643

Abstract: The main purpose of this study is to examine how risk perception is influenced by the type of disaster (flood or landslide) and victim characteristics. The data reported here are based on the National Risk Perception Survey (NRPS) that was administered for the victims and the general public in Taiwan in 2004. In that year, many towns in Taiwan were seriously affected by floods and landslides, resulting in huge economic losses and fatalities. The primary findings are: (1) the victims and the general public are concerned about the different potential hazards that might affect their residential area, (2) the negative associations between the sense of controllability and the perceived impact is high for landslide victims, but not for flood victims, and (3) disaster type, gender, and previously experienced disasters are good predictors of victims' attitudes toward natural disasters.

Date: 2008
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