Geographic location or experience: Using PRISM to understand how people seek flood risk information

• Published in: Risk analysis Vol. 43; no. 9; pp. 1887 - 1901
• Main Authors: Stephens, Keri K., Tich, Kendall P., Carlson, Nancy H., Doucet, Cassidy S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2023
• Subjects: Climate change; Environmental risk; Flooding; Floods; Geographical locations; High risk; Information seeking behavior; Moderators; Perception; Risk assessment; Risk communication; Risk perception; Risk taking; Variance

Abstract Flooding is increasing worldwide, and with climate change, people need help understanding these changing conditions and that their flood risk may also change. This study extends the planned risk information seeking model (PRISM) into the flood risk domain and examines the antecedents that e...