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03 Jun 2026
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Multi-level assessment of flood risk perception and flood behaviour
Rocío Coloma
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
Vicente Saenger
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Disaster Risk, Resilience and Recovery, CIGIDEN R+, Chile
Felipe Link
Instituto de Estudios Urbanos y Territoriales, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Disaster Risk, Resilience and Recovery, CIGIDEN R+, Chile
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Based on a survey of 1007 residents in four different localities of Chile exposed to river floods, this study builds and applies a framework for assessment of flood risk perception and flood behaviour at the individual, household, neighbourhood and municipality levels. Obtained results suggest that risk communication and risk management strategies should be adapted to focus on the needs of specific neighbourhoods exposed to floods.
Based on a survey of 1007 residents in four different localities of Chile exposed to river...
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