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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-1737-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-1737-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Education and communication
| 
04 May 2016
Education and communication |
| 04 May 2016
A "mental models" approach to the communication of subsurface hydrology and hazards
Hazel Gibson
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK
Iain S. Stewart
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK
Sabine Pahl
School of Psychology, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK
Alison Stokes
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK
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- A Three-Stage Psychosocial Engineering-Based Method to Support Controversy and Promote Mutual Understanding between Stakeholders: The Case of CO2 Geological Storage K. Nadarajah et al.
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- Perspectives and ambitions of interdisciplinary connectivity researchers E. Paton et al.
- Stakeholders’ perceptions of Helium and Carbon Dioxide risks in a subsurface engineering project in France K. Nadarajah et al.
- Fault fictions: systematic biases in the conceptualization of fault-zone architecture Z. Shipton et al.
- When flood warnings fail: Psychological predictors of information clarity and evacuation intention K. Tanaka et al.
- Social geology — integrating sustainability concepts into Earth sciences I. Stewart & J. Gill
- The 18th Glossop Lecture: variability and ground hazards: how does the ground get to be ‘unexpected’? J. Skipper
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Short summary
This paper provides empirical evidence for the value of using a psychology-based approach to communication of hydrology and hazards. It demonstrates the use of the "mental models" approach to risk assessment used in a regional geoscience context to explore the conceptions of the geological subsurface between experts and non-experts, and how that impacts on communication.
This paper provides empirical evidence for the value of using a psychology-based approach to...
