Starting from the importance of innovative solutions for improving the needs of different
practitioners as flood risk managers, the purpose of this review was to describe and analyze …

Household preparedness is essential for resilience-building and disaster risk reduction.
Limited studies have explored the correlations between place attachment, self-efficacy, and …

In view of increasing cyclonic activity in the Indian Ocean, nations in southern Africa should
prepare well for flood-related disasters. This paper critically examined the level of …

Floods are one of the greatest hazards in Bangladesh. It is assumed that people who reside
in a riverine area have adapted to flood pulses. However, in most cases, household-level …

Why do some people adapt to the risks of climate change, while others do not? This Element
provides an in-depth overview of the psychology of climate change adaptation. It begins with …

Levels of disaster risk preparedness in developing countries are often inadequate and,
consequently, these regions are often severely affected by natural disasters. Improvements …

Psychological theory suggests there is a positive association between risk perception and
protective behavior. Empirical research has, however, found mixed support for the positive …

This study investigated the extent of teachers' disaster preparedness beliefs regarding
perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, cues to …

Given projections of future climate-related disasters, understanding the conditions that
facilitate disaster preparedness is critical to achieving sustainable development. Here, we …

Flood preparedness involves building capacities of communities for effective disaster
response and recovery. Communities that effectively prepare for disasters can save life and …