Geography 2152F/G Lecture 4: LECTURE 4- geo

• School: Western University
• Department: Geography
• Course: Geography 2152F/G
• Professor: Mark Moscicki

Document Summary

There are 4 patterns describing how people choose to respond to a risk. 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. Accept there is awareness of the hazard (no denial) Passive attitude (there is little that can be done to reduce the impacts. Hazards are often viewed as acts of god. Reduce there is awareness of the hazard (no denial) Typically, there is reactive response and some preparation. Example: flooding events, snow and wind related hazards. Change there is awareness of the hazard (no denial) Radical action may be taken (move away or change the land use) After many years of research on public responses to risk, no comprehensive theory exists to explain why apparently minor risk events (as assessed by experts) sometimes produce massive public reactions.