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Differences in volcanic risk perception among Goma's population before the Nyiragongo eruption of May 2021, Virunga volcanic province (DR Congo)
Blaise Mafuko Nyandwi
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Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Leuvensesteenweg 13, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium
Geography Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Geology Department, Université de Goma, Campus Universitaire du Lac, Rue Eugène Serufuli 43, Quartier Katindo, Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Matthieu Kervyn
Geography Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
François Muhashy Habiyaremye
Geology Department, Université de Goma, Campus Universitaire du Lac, Rue Eugène Serufuli 43, Quartier Katindo, Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
François Kervyn
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Leuvensesteenweg 13, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium
Caroline Michellier
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Leuvensesteenweg 13, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium
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Risk perception involves the processes of collecting, selecting and interpreting signals about the uncertain impacts of hazards. It may contribute to improving risk communication and motivating the protective behaviour of the population living near volcanoes. Our work describes the spatial variation and factors influencing volcanic risk perception of 2204 adults of Goma exposed to Nyiragongo. It contributes to providing a case study for risk perception understanding in the Global South.
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