Designing understandable, action-oriented, and well-perceived earthquake risk maps—The Swiss case study

• Published in: Frontiers in communication Vol. 8
• Main Authors: Dallo, Irina, Schnegg, Laura N., Marti, Michèle, Fulda, Donat, Papadopoulos, Athanasios N., Roth, Philippe, Danciu, Laurentiu, Valenzuela, Nadja, Wenk, Simon R., Bergamo, Paolo, Haslinger, Florian, Fäh, Donat, Kästli, Philipp, Wiemer, Stefan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 08.01.2024
• Subjects: color scale; correct interpretation; earthquake risk map; legend type; public survey; risk perception

With seismic risk assessments becoming more available and reliable over the last years, the need to communicate seismic risk emerged. Seismic risk allows people to understand what impacts earthquakes can have and how they could affect their lives. In Switzerland, a nation-wide seismic risk model (ER...