Exploring the Relation Between Governmental Flood Risk Communication and Citizens’ Self-protective Behaviour in Flood Risk Management

Download or read book Exploring the Relation Between Governmental Flood Risk Communication and Citizens’ Self-protective Behaviour in Flood Risk Management written by I. Welles and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report aims at gaining a better understanding of the relation between perceived governmental flood risk communication and self-protective behaviour. As total flood prevention is unachievable, the Netherlands and Germany have shifted towards a flood risk management approach. Since most damage caused by flooding is damage at the household level, governments aim to increase citizens’ self-protective behaviour in order to increase resilience and decrease vulnerability of the society. Risk communication is believed to have a key role in enhancing self-protective behaviour, however no research on the role of risk communication in flood risk management has been conducted so far. In addition, differences between the Netherlands and Germany are expected. Thus, this research also compares both countries.