Geography 2152F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: San Andreas Fault, Risk Perception, Peanut Butter
12 Oct 2016
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There are 4 patterns describing how people choose to respond to a risk: absorb. View the risk as unproblematic or deny it outright. The probability is deemed too low to worry about. Fate is determined by the capacity to absorb losses. Example: san andreas fault, in calirfornia, lots of ppl are willing to absorb any losses and take risks of living near this hazard place: accept. Passive attitude (there is little that can be done to reduce the impacts) Hazards are often viewed as acts of god. Typically there is reactive response and some preparation. Example: flooding events, snow and wind related hazards (sand bags: change. There is awareness of the hazard (no denial) Radical action may be taken (move away or change the land use) Australia drought (different responses), farmers living through a drought consistently may decide to move.
