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Autoren:
Buchenrieder, Gertrud; Brandl, Julian; Balgah, Azibo Roland 
Dokumenttyp:
Zeitschriftenartikel / Journal Article 
Titel:
The perception of flood risks 
Untertitel:
A case study of Babessi in rural Cameroon 
Zeitschrift:
International Journal of Disaster Risk Science 
Jahrgang:
12 
Jahr:
2021 
Seiten von - bis:
1–21 
Sprache:
Englisch 
Stichwörter:
Flood disaster ; Multinomial logistic regression ; Risk perception ; Rural Cameroon 
Abstract:
Although risk perception of natural hazards has been identified as an important determinant for sound policy design, there is limited empirical research on it in developing countries. This article narrows the empirical literature gap. It draws from Babessi, a rural town in the Northwest Region of Cameroon. Babessi was hit by a severe flash flood in 2012. The cross-disciplinary lens applied here deciphers the complexity arising from flood hazards, often embedded in contexts characterized by pover...    »
 
ISSN:
2095-0055 ; 2192-6395 
Fakultät:
Fakultät für Staats- und Sozialwissenschaften 
Institut:
SOWI 5 - Institut für Soziologie und Volkswirtschaftslehre 
Professur:
Buchenrieder, Gertrud 
(Forschungs)einrichtung UniBw M:
RISK 
Open Access ja oder nein?:
Ja / Yes 
Art der OA-Lizenz:
CC BY 4.0