Flood risk and climate change: A disconnect between homeowners’ awareness and mitigating actions?

Based on two surveys among Dutch homeowners, we find evidence for a disconnect between flood risk awareness and intentions to mitigate climate change. In terms of awareness, we find that owners of at-risk properties are 9.8 percentage points more likely to see floods as the main threat to their home. However, at-risk owners are also 4.6 percentage points less likely to consider improving their property’s energy efficiency. Trust in flood protection turns out to be a moderator variable. In particular, at-risk owners with high levels of trust are less likely to consider improving energy efficiency than at-risk owners with low levels of trust in flood protection. We discuss implications for climate risk communication.

Loại tài liệu:

Article - Bài báo

Tác giả:

Jansen, David-Jan

Đề mục:

Climate Risk Management

Nhà xuất bản:

Elsevier

Ngày xuất bản:

2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2024.100616 | ISSN 2212-0963

Nguồn gốc:

Climate Risk Management, Volume 44, 2024, 100616

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Flood risk and climate change: A disconnect between homeowners’ awareness and mitigating actions?

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