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“Surely it will come again…”. Flood threat appraisal, mitigation strategies and protection motivation in Czech communities endangered by floods
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SYSNO ASEP 0534733 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title “Surely it will come again…”. Flood threat appraisal, mitigation strategies and protection motivation in Czech communities endangered by floods Author(s) Andráško, Ivan (UGN-S)
Dolák Klemešová, K. (CZ)
Dolák, L. (CZ)
Trojan, J. (CZ)
Fiedor, D. (CZ)Number of authors 5 Source Title Moravian Geographical Reports. - : Ústav geoniky AV ČR, v. v. i. - ISSN 1210-8812
Roč. 28, č. 3 (2020), s. 170-186Number of pages 17 s. Publication form Online - E Language eng - English Country CZ - Czech Republic Keywords floods ; perception ; mitigation measures ; Protection Motivation Theory ; South Bohemia ; Czech Republic Subject RIV DE - Earth Magnetism, Geodesy, Geography OECD category Environmental sciences (social aspects) R&D Projects GA20-11782S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Method of publishing Open access Institutional support UGN-S - RVO:68145535 UT WOS 000580594800002 EID SCOPUS 85094922709 DOI 10.2478/mgr-2020-0013 Annotation A recent “shift” in flood risk management is associated with putting more emphasis on private mitigation and protection measures, and on shared responsibility. Based on case study research in the South Bohemian municipalities (Czech Republic) endangered by floods, this paper reports floods-related attitudes and actions of local inhabitants. A total of 305 respondents participated in a survey. Responses and additional commentaries were examined through qualitative content analysis. Results show that though most of the local residents are aware of the constant threat, a minority of them take up any mitigation measures or have some strategy to handle a flood. Several cognitive biases and non-protective responses, the lack of interest and personal responsibility, perceived costs, as well as the prevailing low perceived importance of floods for the local quality of life, hamper improvements in general preparedness. From the viewpoint of Protection Motivation Theory, neither the locals’ threat appraisal nor their coping appraisal is high enough to sufficiently incentivise them to adopt private mitigation strategies and measures. Flood information seems to be at hand for local residents, who are, however, mostly not interested in using it. Perceived obscurities in handling the financial resources contribute to the prevailing unwillingness to participate financially in flood protection. Differences in perceptions and actions are associated with respondents’ individual characteristics (age, gender, level of education, previous experience with floods). Based on our findings, we discuss several relevant policy implications. Workplace Institute of Geonics Contact Lucie Gurková, lucie.gurkova@ugn.cas.cz, Tel.: 596 979 354 Year of Publishing 2021 Electronic address https://www.geonika.cz/EN/research/ENMGRClanky/10361-Volume_28_Issue_3_Paper_2.pdf
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