Geography 2152F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: San Andreas Fault, Peanut Butter, Risk Perception
1 Oct 2018
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Patterns of choice: there are 4 patterns describing how people choose to respond to a risk, 1. 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, 2. 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, example: nigeria drought, 3. Reduce: there is awareness of the hazard (no denial, action is taken to reduce impacts, typically, there is reactive response and some preparation, usually people stay in place, example: flooding events, snow and wind related hazards, 4. Change: there is awareness of the hazard (no denial, radical action may be taken (move away or change the land use, example: australia drought. Suppress growth of that industry: technology can be suppressed or slowed down.
