Understanding how people interpret risks and choose actions based on their interpretations
is vital to any strategy for disaster reduction. We review relevant literature with the aim of …

The complexity of disasters creates a significant challenge in the knowledge acquisition of
the public. With the development of geospatial technologies, maps, geographic information …

Motivating household preparedness for earthquakes can be difficult, especially given the
infrequent and varying nature of major events. Past research has shown that people's …

Virtual scenes can present rich and clear disaster information, which can significantly
improve the level of public disaster perception. However, existing methods for constructing …

One way to reduce the risk from earthquakes is for individuals to undertake preparations for
earthquakes at home. Common preparation measures include gathering together survival …

The majority of people at risk from earthquakes do little or nothing to reduce their
vulnerability. Over the past 40 years social scientists have tried to predict and explain levels …

Prior research has found little or no direct link between beliefs about earthquake risk and
household preparedness. Furthermore, only limited work has been conducted on how …

Earthquake early warning (EEW) can be used to detect earthquakes and provide advanced
notification of strong shaking, allowing pre-emptive actions to be taken that not only benefit …

People's risk perceptions are generally regarded as an important determinant of their
decisions to adjust to natural hazards. However, few studies have evaluated how risk …

Flood management decision-makers face significant challenges as the climate changes.
The perceptions of those affected by floods are critical to the successful implementation of …