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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-1303-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-1303-2024
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Factors of influence on flood risk perceptions related to Hurricane Dorian: an assessment of heuristics, time dynamics, and accuracy of risk perceptions
Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Peter J. Robinson
Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
W. J. Wouter Botzen
Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Toon Haer
Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Jantsje M. Mol
Center for Research in Experimental Economics and Political Decision Making (CREED), University of Amsterdam, 1001 NJ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Jeffrey Czajkowski
Center for Insurance Policy and Research, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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An understanding of flood risk perceptions may aid in improving flood risk communication. We conducted a survey among 871 coastal residents in Florida who were threatened to be flooded by Hurricane Dorian. Part of the original sample was resurveyed after Dorian failed to make landfall to investigate changes in risk perception. We find a strong influence of previous flood experience and social norms on flood risk perceptions. Furthermore, flood risk perceptions declined after the near-miss event.
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