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Flood risk perception and adaptation capacity: a contribution to the socio-hydrology debate
Institute of Mountain Risk Engineering, University of Natural
Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
Konstantinos Karagiorgos
Institute of Mountain Risk Engineering, University of Natural
Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
Kyriaki Kitikidou
Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural
Resources, Democritus University of Thrace, Orestiada, Greece
Fotios Maris
Department of Civil Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace,
Xanthi, Greece
Spyridon Paparrizos
Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources,
Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
now at: LSCE/IPSL, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Thomas Thaler
Institute of Mountain Risk Engineering, University of Natural
Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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Short summary
Flood risk management often overlooks public perception of the hazard, and, therefore, many risk management plans have failed. This paper examines the private adaptation capacity and willingness with respect to flood hazards as one reason for this failure. Based on the results of our case studies in Greece, key issues to be addressed were identified and improvements are being recommended for the social dimension surrounding the implementation of flood risk management plans.
Flood risk management often overlooks public perception of the hazard, and, therefore, many risk...
