Perceptions of Risk among Households in Two Australian Coastal Communities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5696233 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carmen E Elrick‐barr (0000-0001-6868-1373, University of the Sunshine Coast, corresponding author), T Frise Smith (0000-0002-3991-5211, University of the Sunshine Coast), Dana C Thomsen (0000-0002-5913-3225, University of the Sunshine Coast), Benjamin L Preston (0000-0002-7966-2386, Oak Ridge National Laboratory) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 145-159 |
| Publication date | 2015-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1745-5863 • E-ISSN: 1745-5871 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1745-5871.12106 |
| OpenAlex | W1889347905 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 58 |
There is limited knowledge of risk perceptions in coastal communities despite their vulnerability to a range of risks including the impacts of climate change. A survey of 400 households in two Australian coastal communities, combined with semi-structured interviews, provides insight into household perceptions of the relative importance of climatic and non-climatic risks and the subsequent risk priorities that may inform household adaptive action. In contrast to previous research, the results demonstrated that geographic location and household characteristics might not affect perceptions of vulnerability to environmental hazards. However, past experience was a significant influence, raising the priority of environmental concerns. Overall, the results highlight the priority concerns of coastal households (from finance, to health and environment) and suggest to increase the profile of climate issues in coastal communities climate change strategies need to better demonstrate links between climate vulnerability and other household concerns. Furthermore, promoting generic capacities in isolation from understanding the context in which households construe climate risks is unlikely to yield the changes required to decrease the vulnerability of coastal communities
Adaptive capacity · Climate change · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Perception · Risk perception · Socioeconomics · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Environmental Science · Psychology · Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |