2014
DOI: 10.1186/s13617-014-0015-5
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Scientists’ views about lay perceptions of volcanic hazard and risk

Abstract: We present data from a survey of scientists from volcano observatories and monitoring institutions around the world. The scientists were asked about the hazards from the volcanoes that they work on, their perception of the likely magnitude and impacts of eruptions, and their views about local people's awareness of the risk. They were also asked about how well different groups are trusted by local people, and about their views concerning the need to warn people about changes in the volcanic risk. We show that s… Show more

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“…(extremely unconfident (1) to extremely confident (7)). Additional responses from the survey are published elsewhere (Donovan et al, 2014).…”
Section: Survey Designmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(extremely unconfident (1) to extremely confident (7)). Additional responses from the survey are published elsewhere (Donovan et al, 2014).…”
Section: Survey Designmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Natural and volcanic hazards represent uncertain and unpredictable threats, especially in developing countries, where local communities tend to be unprepared (Barclay et al, ; Donovan, Eiser, & Sparks, ). Such events are prone to generate difficult decisions for both decision managers and populations at risk (e.g., complex situations due to uncertain forecasts, moral dilemmas), and it appears that risk perception does not necessarily determine the choice made (Haynes, Barclay, & Pidgeon, ; Wachinger, Renn, Begg, & Kuhlicke, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1). Donovan et al (2014) suggest that Mount Cameroon is considered as a low risk potential, due to the predominantly effusive nature of its eruptions, but with an extremely high likelihood of an eruption in the next 30 years. A number of volcanic hazard and risk assessments have been performed (Bonne et al 2008;Thierry et al 2008;Favalli et al 2011;Gehl et al 2013) but these have largely been limited to scientific publications.…”
Section: Project Motivationmentioning
confidence: 99%