03 Jan 2019
03 Jan 2019
Culture matters: Factors influencing natural hazard risk preparedness – a survey of Swiss households
- 1Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
- 2University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Olten, Switzerland
- 3ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Zurich, Switzerland
- 4Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, Zurich, Switzerland
- 1Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
- 2University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Olten, Switzerland
- 3ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Zurich, Switzerland
- 4Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract. Building a culture of risk is an essential objective within the integrated risk management paradigm. Challenges arise both due to increasing damage from natural hazards and the complexity in interaction of different actors in risk management. In Switzerland, the Strategy for Natural Hazards Switzerland, aims to establish efficient protection of the population, natural resources and material goods. This requires that all actors are recognized and aware of their responsible role in risk management. However, previous, non-representative studies indicate that risk awareness and preparedness levels are rather low within the general population. For the first time, our nation-wide survey provides empirical data on factors that influ-ence individual risk preparedness. Multivariate analysis shows that taking responsibility for natural hazard risk prevention is not only related to personal experience and perceived probability of hazard events, but also crucially influenced by social forms of communication and integration. Therefore, we conclude that social capacity building needs to include such factors in order to render integrated risk management strategies successful.
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RC1: 'Culture', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Mar 2019
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SC1: 'Response Reviewer', Elisabeth Maidl, 01 Apr 2019
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SC1: 'Response Reviewer', Elisabeth Maidl, 01 Apr 2019
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RC2: 'comments on manuscript nhess-2018-393', Michael Nones, 11 Sep 2019
Interactive discussion


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RC1: 'Culture', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Mar 2019
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SC1: 'Response Reviewer', Elisabeth Maidl, 01 Apr 2019
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SC1: 'Response Reviewer', Elisabeth Maidl, 01 Apr 2019
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RC2: 'comments on manuscript nhess-2018-393', Michael Nones, 11 Sep 2019
Elisabeth Maidl et al.
Elisabeth Maidl et al.
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