Urban Area Response to Flash Flood–Triggering Rainfall, Featuring Human Behavioral Factors
The Case of 22 October 2015 in Attica, Greece
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22332126 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katerina Papagiannaki (0000-0003-4433-5841, National Observatory of Athens), Vassiliki Kotroni (0000-0003-1248-5490, National Observatory of Athens), K Lagouvardos (0000-0001-8854-5862, National Observatory of Athens), Isabelle Ruin (0000-0002-0228-2385, Institut polytechnique de Grenoble), Antonis Bezes (0000-0002-9677-1007, National Observatory of Athens) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 621-638 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Weather, Climate, and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1948-8327 • E-ISSN: 1948-8335 |
| Publisher | American Meteorological Society (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1175/wcas-d-16-0068.1 |
| OpenAlex | W2617124604 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 47 |
Over the past several decades, flash floods that occurred in Attica, Greece, caused serious property and infrastructure damages, disruptions in economic and social activities, and human fatalities. This paper investigated the link between rainfall and flash flood impact during the catastrophic event that affected Attica on 22 October 2015, while also addressing human risk perception and behavior as a response to flash floods. The methodology included the analysis of the space–time correlation of rainfall with the citizens’ calls to the emergency fire services for help, and the statistical analysis of people’s responses to an online behavioral survey. The results designated critical rainfall thresholds associated with flash flood impact in the four most affected subareas of the Attica region. The impact magnitude was found to be associated with the localized accumulated rainfall. Vulnerability factors, namely, population density, geographical, and environmental features, may have contributed to the differences in the impact magnitudes between the examined subareas. The analysis of the survey’s behavioral responses provided insights into peoples’ risk perception and coping responses relative to the space–time distribution of rainfall. The findings of this study were in agreement with the hypothesis that the more severe the rainfall, the higher peoples’ severity assessment and the intensity of emotional response. Deeper feelings of fear and worry were found to be related to more adjustments to the scheduled activities and travels. Additionally, being alert to the upcoming rainfall risk was found to be related to decreased worry and fear and to fewer changes in scheduled activities
Anxiety · Computer security · Environmental health · Environmental resource management · Flash flood · Flood myth · Geography · Perception · Physical geography · Population · Risk perception · Worry · Disaster Management and Resilience · Environmental Science · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Medicine · Psychology · Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |