The evolving field of risk communication

D Balog‐Way, K McComas, J Besley - Risk Analysis, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The 40th Anniversary of the Society for Risk Analysis presents an apt time to step back and
review the field of risk communication. In this review, we first evaluate recent debates over …

Disaster early warning and damage assessment analysis using social media data and geo-location information

D Wu, Y Cui - Decision support systems, 2018 - Elsevier
Societies are confronted with destructive natural disasters of increasing frequency. Social
networks are playing an increasingly important role as early warning systems, aiding with …

[HTML][HTML] Gender differences on psychosocial factors affecting COVID-19 preventive behaviors

N Bronfman, P Repetto, P Cordón, J Castañeda… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Previous studies have reported differences between men and women in the adoption of
preventive behaviors against infectious diseases. This study aims to examine gender …

Is storm surge scary? The influence of hazard, impact, and fear-based messages and individual differences on responses to hurricane risks in the USA

RE Morss, CL Cuite, JL Demuth, WK Hallman… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
This article uses data from an online survey-based experiment to investigate how risk
communications and individual differences influence people's responses to approaching …

Explicating experience: Development of a valid scale of past hazard experience for tornadoes

JL Demuth - Risk analysis, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
People's past experiences with a hazard theoretically influence how they approach future
risks. Yet, past hazard experience has been conceptualized and measured in wide‐ranging …

[HTML][HTML] The roles of risk perception, negative emotions and perceived efficacy in the association between COVID-19 infection cues and preventive behaviors: a …

G Meng, Q Li, X Yuan, Y Zheng, K Hu, B Dai, X Liu - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic are especially critical to the protection
of individuals whose family members or acquaintances have been infected. However …

[HTML][HTML] “Sometimes da# beachlife ain't always da wave”: understanding people's evolving hurricane risk communication, risk assessments, and responses using …

JL Demuth, RE Morss, L Palen… - … climate, and society, 2018 - journals.ametsoc.org
This article investigates the dynamic ways that people communicate, assess, and respond
as a weather threat evolves. It uses social media data, which offer unique records of what …

Using social media for economic disaster evaluation: a systematic literature review and real case application

D Eckhardt, A Leiras, AMT Thomé - Natural Hazards Review, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
We propose the usage of social media as the primary way to collect and consolidate disaster
data to provide a less costly and faster economic evaluation process. Through a systematic …

Avoiding Trouble: Exploring Environmental Risk Information Avoidance Intentions.

LA Kahlor, HC Olson, AB Markman… - Environment and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
This study explores predictors of risk information avoidance intentions in the context of a
novel environmental threat—induced earthquakes in Texas. Given the paucity of research …

[HTML][HTML] Public risk perception attitude and information-seeking efficacy on floods: A formative study for disaster preparation campaigns and policies

DKD Kim, TP Madison - International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2020 - Springer
Floods are among the most frequent and devastating natural hazards and disasters in many
southern states in the United States. This study examined the relationship and reciprocal …