Paper Info
Title
Enhancing human responses to climate change risks through simulated flooding experiences
Abstract
Delta areas are threatened by global climate change. The general aims of our research were (1) to increase our understanding of climate and flood risk perceptions and the factors that influence these judgments, and (2) to seek for interventions that can contribute to a realistic assessment by laypersons of long-term flooding risks. We argue that awareness of one’s own vulnerability to future flooding and insights into the effectiveness of coping strategies is driven by direct flooding experiences. In the current research multimodal sensory stimulation by means of interactive 3D technology is used to simulate direct flooding experiences at the experiential or sensory level, thereby going beyond traditional persuasion attempts using fear-evoking images. Our results suggest that future communication efforts should not only use these new technologies to transfer knowledge about effective coping strategies and flooding risks, but should especially be directed towards residents living in flood prone areas, but who lack direct flooding experiences as their guiding principle.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1007/978-3-642-13226-1_21
PERSUASIVE
Keywords
Field
DocType
simulated flooding experience,future flooding,long-term flooding risk,climate change risk,current research multimodal,flood risk perception,future communication effort,direct flooding experience,global climate change,flood prone area,sensory level,sensory stimulation,human response,climate change,coping strategies,virtual environment
Social psychology,Global warming,Persuasion,Computer science,Coping (psychology),Emerging technologies,Flooding (psychology),Perception,Flood myth,Vulnerability
Conference
Volume
ISSN
ISBN
6137
0302-9743
3-642-13225-1
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
7
0.73
3
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ruud Zaalberg170.73
Cees Midden224722.74