The role of individuals’ risk representations in risk management - case-study on lahars in Arequipa (Peru)

The role of individuals’ risk representations in risk management - case-study on lahars in Arequipa (Peru)

Abstract Background In risk-prone areas, measuring risk representation can help implementing communication and disclosing information among the population, in order to increase individual initiatives to protect themselves and their properties or to provide a better knowledge of the appropriate measu...

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Main Authors: Carine Heitz, Miriam Nagata Shimabuku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-12-01
Series:Geoenvironmental Disasters
Subjects:
Risk representation
Information
Communication
Risk management
Surveys
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40677-017-0093-x

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