Numerous studies and practical experiences with risk have demonstrated the importance of
risk perceptions for people's behavior. In this narrative review, we describe and reflect upon …

Many studies in the field of risk perception and acceptance of hazards include trust as an
explanatory variable. Despite this, the importance of trust has often been questioned. The …

The SARS‐CoV‐2 virus that causes COVID‐19 has had a large impact on the lives of many
people worldwide. At the peak of confirmed COVID‐19 cases during the first wave in …

While the methods of risk analysis are generally based on objective measurements, the
subjective assessment of risk, such as risk perception, is currently considered a crucial …

This article reviews the main insights from selected literature on risk perception, particularly
in connection with natural hazards. It includes numerous case studies on perception and …

In flood risk management, a shift can be observed toward more integrated approaches that
increasingly address the role of private households in implementing flood damage …

Despite the prognoses of the effects of global warming (eg, rising sea levels, increasing river
discharges), few international studies have addressed how flood preparedness should be …

Flood hazards are the most common and destructive of all natural disasters. For decades,
experts have been examining how flood losses can be mitigated. Just as in other risk …

Insights into flood mitigation behaviour are important because of the ongoing shift to risk-
based flood management approaches in Europe and worldwide, which envisage a …

Since the first edition of The Psychology of Risk there have been enormous macro-economic
and socio-political changes globally-the chaos in the world banking system and the financial …