Flooding experience and assessment of climate change: implication of psychological distance, risk perception and place attachment

Human-induced climate change is associated with more and more frequent emergent risks and natural disasters. This research aims to study how individuals characterize climate change and flooding, by taking into account their experience of flooding (exposure and/or experience) and their place attachme...

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Published inPsyecology Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 287 - 312
Main Authors Guillard, Mary, Navarro, Oscar, Fleury-Bahi, Ghozlane
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis 02.09.2019
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Summary:Human-induced climate change is associated with more and more frequent emergent risks and natural disasters. This research aims to study how individuals characterize climate change and flooding, by taking into account their experience of flooding (exposure and/or experience) and their place attachment. In order to do so, we consider the model of psychological distance and the risk perception. A questionnaire was submitted to 325 people. The results show that place attachment and psychological distances linked to climate change and flooding can explain the perception of flooding risk. The analyzes confirm that risk assessment is linked to the experience of flooding. Moreover, individuals without any flooding experience perceive climate change as being closer to them. These results are discussed in relation to the importance of taking context and experience into account when implementing field interventions. El cambio climático antropogénico se asocia con una frecuencia cada vez mayor a los riesgos emergentes y desastres naturales. Esta investigación pretende indagar la forma en que los individuos describen el cambio climático y las inundaciones, teniendo en cuenta sus experiencias anteriores de inundaciones (exposición y/o experiencia) y su apego al lugar. Para ello se emplea como referencia los modelos de distancia psicológica y de percepción del riesgo. Se propuso un cuestionario a 325 personas. Los resultados muestran que el apego al lugar y las distancias psicológicas asociadas al cambio climático y las inundaciones pueden explicar la percepción del riesgo de inundación. Los análisis confirman que la evaluación del riesgo se asocia con experiencias de inundaciones. Además, aquellos individuos sin experiencia anterior de inundaciones perciben el cambio climático como más cercano a ellos. Se discuten los resultados en relación con la importancia de tener en cuenta el contexto y la experiencia en el diseño de intervenciones de campo.
ISSN:2171-1976
1989-9386
DOI:10.1080/21711976.2019.1622347