DOI: 10.1016/j.crm.2017.04.005
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85018876168
论文题名: Flood risk perceptions and the UK media: Moving beyond “once in a lifetime” to “Be Prepared” reporting
作者: Cologna V. ; Bark R.H. ; Paavola J.
刊名: Climate Risk Management
ISSN: 22120963
出版年: 2017
卷: 17 起始页码: 1
结束页码: 10
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Climate change preparedness
; Flooding
; Media coverage
; Risk perception
; United Kingdom
英文摘要: In the winter 2015/2016 a series of storms resulted in widespread flooding in northern England, damaging hundreds of properties, disrupting transport and causing public disdain. The flooding was widely covered in the media. This article develops a methodological framework to conceptualise factors influencing risk perception related to flood events, discusses the media's role as amplifier or attenuator of risks, and demonstrates how understanding risk perception can influence the deployment of effective policies to modify and reinforce more accurate risk perception to increase individual and community resilience and create a two-way dialogue between those risk and authorities. Given that climate change induced increased flood risk is a reality and the evidence that this is not yet understood by the public, nor addressed by the media, we suggest an urgent shift from the status quo media coverage based on blame to one of “Be Prepared”. Furthermore, we suggest risk communication be based on better understanding of how at-risk communities perceive risk. © 2017 The Authors Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/59003
Appears in Collections: 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Recommended Citation:
Cologna V.,Bark R.H.,Paavola J.. Flood risk perceptions and the UK media: Moving beyond “once in a lifetime” to “Be Prepared” reporting[J]. Climate Risk Management,2017-01-01,17