Exploring Flood Risk Perceptions and Risk Management Preferences in the Aftermath of the Calgary Flood of 2013

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dc.contributor.advisorDraper, Dianne
dc.contributor.advisorArvai, Joe
dc.contributor.authorTanner, Alexa
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-25T19:31:16Z
dc.date.available2016-08-25T19:31:16Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractMany studies have examined the general public’s flood risk perceptions; however, discussion continues around clarifying the variables that drive perceptions and management preferences. This thesis examines flood risk perceptions and management preferences of the general public within the City of Calgary in the aftermath of the 2013 Alberta flood. The findings reveal that short-term flood risk is influenced by direct experience with flooding, while long-term risk perceptions are not. Using perceptions of distance, direct experience was found to influence perceptions of distance, and by proxy, risk perceptions. Further, participants’ views towards climate change were found to be more influential in shaping risk perceptions than being evacuated due to the risk of flooding. In addition, it was found that response-efficacy and flood mitigation preferences were influenced by direct experience during the flood. These results are significant in understanding the role evacuation experience plays in risk perception formation and shaping mitigation preferences.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTanner, A. (2016). Exploring Flood Risk Perceptions and Risk Management Preferences in the Aftermath of the Calgary Flood of 2013 (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26085en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26085
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3222
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectGeography
dc.subject.classificationrisken_US
dc.subject.classificationFloodingen_US
dc.subject.classificationRisk Perceptionen_US
dc.titleExploring Flood Risk Perceptions and Risk Management Preferences in the Aftermath of the Calgary Flood of 2013
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGeography
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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