Meta-analyses of factors motivating climate change adaptation behaviour

Valkengoed, Anne M. van; Steg, Linda

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“…At the same time, their results provide examples of the current limitations of published studies, especially in terms of the high heterogeneity in effect sizes. Interestingly, Bamberg et al () and Van Valkengoed and Steg () only partly support the roles of past flood experiences in the development of adaptive behavior among individuals. The results of the meta‐analysis showed that experiences on previous flood events are positively associated with adaptive behavior, but the results are nonsignificant‐to‐small in terms of their effect on the general heterogeneity among literature.…”

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“…The largest group of studies focuses on cognitive, socioeconomic, and situational elements to understand the motivations of individuals (Koerth, Vafeidis, & Hinkel, ). Various studies have used diverse theoretical models based on different disciplines, such as psychology, behavioral economics, or disaster risk reduction (Van Valkengoed & Steg, ). The following sections will discuss several concepts which explain theoretical models within individual preparedness.…”

Section: Individual Motivations To Implement Plfra Measuresmentioning

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“…Various studies have used diverse theoretical models based on different disciplines, such as psychology, behavioral economics, or disaster risk reduction (Van Valkengoed & Steg, 2019). The following sections will discuss several concepts which explain theoretical models within individual preparedness.…”

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“…Moreover, insurance can give biased information by encouraging building in flood-prone areas when premiums are not appropriately calculated according to risk (Newman et al, 2017). In terms of which type of PLFRA measures people implement (Section 2), personal competences and kind of PLFRA measures can stimulate local adaptation behavior (Thieken, Kreibich, Müller, & Merz, 2007;Van Valkengoed & Steg, 2019). Not surprisingly, homeowners usually implement (or are willing to implement) low-cost PLFRA measures (Bubeck et al, 2013;Bubeck, Botzen, Kreibich, & Aerts, 2012).…”

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Implementation of property‐level flood risk adaptation (PLFRA) measures: Choices and decisions

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Hydrometeorological events are highly costly and have strong impacts on the human‐environment system. Effective response requires effective risk management concepts and strategies at individual and watershed level to increase community resilience. Focusing on flood risk and the information associated with it, individual risk behavior in the shape of implementing property‐level flood risk adaptation (PLFRA) measures is often overlooked. For this research, a comprehensive overview of possible PLFRA measures for homeowners in flood risk areas was made, as well as the possible costs and technical feasibility for new and existing buildings. To complement this, insights into risk mitigation behavior are essential due to the ongoing shift to risk‐based and individualized flood risk management, which require a contribution from flood‐prone households to risk reduction. Results show that PLFRA measures differentiate in their effectiveness, cost‐efficiency and technical feasibility, and full protection can never be guaranteed. Considering risk mitigation behavior, literature generally distinguishes between situational factors (such as communication and economic subsidies) and personal factors (such as personal and psychological components influencing individual behavior). This article is categorized under: Engineering Water > Planning Water Science of Water > Water Extremes

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“…These strategies will help organizations such as National Met Services to effectively communicate about a changing climate.Sustainability 2020, 12, 2955 2 of 21 probabilistic climate projections about how the UK climate is expected to change over the course of the current century for the UK Climate Projections 2009 (UKCP09) and 2018 (UKCP18) platform [7,8]. These climate projections are simulations of how, for example, precipitation or temperatures might change in response to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere, as well as how likely those changes are.However, climate projections may be challenging for stakeholders from public, private, and third-sector organizations and members of the general public [2,4,[9][10][11]. One potential difficulty in communicating climate projections is their inherent uncertainty [12].…”

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Visualizations of Projected Rainfall Change in the United Kingdom: An Interview Study about User Perceptions

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Stakeholders from public, private, and third sectors need to adapt to a changing climate. Communications about climate may be challenging, especially for audiences with limited climate expertise. Here, we study how such audience members perceive visualizations about projected future rainfall. In semi-structured interviews, we presented 24 participants from climate-conscious organizations across the UK with three prototypical visualizations about projected future rainfall, adopted from the probabilistic United Kingdom Climate Projections: (1) Maps displaying a central estimate and confidence intervals, (2) a line graph and boxplots displaying change over time and associated confidence intervals, and (3) a probability density function for distributions of rainfall change. We analyzed participants' responses using "Thematic Analysis". In our analysis, we identified features that facilitated understanding-such as colors, simple captions, and comparisons between different emission scenarios-and barriers that hindered understanding, such as unfamiliar acronyms and terminology, confusing usage of probabilistic estimates, and expressions of relative change in percentages. We integrate these findings with the interdisciplinary risk communication literature and suggest content-related and editorial strategies for effectively designing visualizations about uncertain climate projections for audiences with limited climate expertise. These strategies will help organizations such as National Met Services to effectively communicate about a changing climate.Sustainability 2020, 12, 2955 2 of 21 probabilistic climate projections about how the UK climate is expected to change over the course of the current century for the UK Climate Projections 2009 (UKCP09) and 2018 (UKCP18) platform [7,8]. These climate projections are simulations of how, for example, precipitation or temperatures might change in response to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere, as well as how likely those changes are.However, climate projections may be challenging for stakeholders from public, private, and third-sector organizations and members of the general public [2,4,[9][10][11]. One potential difficulty in communicating climate projections is their inherent uncertainty [12]. This uncertainty arises from different sources, including natural variability in climate data resulting in imprecision, and uncertainty about how future human activities will impact on the climate, represented through different emission scenarios, or model uncertainty [13][14][15][16][17][18]. Thus, audiences' interpretations of climate projections and associated uncertainties may differ from what climate experts aim to communicate [19,20]. In addition, presenting uncertainty in climate information may delay public action on climate change [21], promote a "wait-and-see" approach [22], or increase public polarization about climate change [23]. This calls for communication formats that allow stakeholders to make adequate adaptation decisions and to integ...

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Cited by 545 publications

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Implementation of property‐level flood risk adaptation (PLFRA) measures: Choices and decisions

Implementation of property‐level flood risk adaptation (PLFRA) measures: Choices and decisions

Visualizations of Projected Rainfall Change in the United Kingdom: An Interview Study about User Perceptions

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