@article{LossBoklageJordanetal.2021,
  author    = {Loss, Julika and Boklage, Evgeniya and Jordan, Susanne and Jenny, Mirjam A. and Weishaar, Heide and El Bcheraoui, Charbel},
  title     = {Risikokommunikation bei der Eind{\"a}mmung der COVID-19-Pandemie},
  series = {Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz},
  volume    = {64},
  journal   = {Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin ; Heidelberg},
  issn      = {1436-9990},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00103-021-03283-3},
  pages     = {294 -- 303},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Risk communication plays a central role in public health emergencies: it must enable informed decisions, promote protective or life-sustaining behaviour, and maintain trust in public institutions. In addition, uncertainties in knowledge must be named transparently; irrational fears and rumours must be refuted. Success factors for risk communication are the participation of citizens as well as the continuous recording of risk perception and risk competence in population groups. The current COVID-19 (corona virus disease 2019) pandemic poses specific challenges for risk communication. The state of knowledge on many important aspects concerning COVID-19 was and is often uncertain or preliminary, e.g. on transmission, symptoms, long-term effects and immunity. Communication is characterised by scientific language and an array of figures and statistics, which can render the content difficult to understand. Alongside the official announcements and statements by experts, COVID-19 is widely communicated on social media, spreading misinformation and speculation; this "infodemic" can complicate risk communication. Various national and international scientific projects will help tailor risk communication on COVID-19 to target groups and thereby render it more effective. These projects include explorative studies on how people deal with COVID-19-related information; the COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring (COSMO) project, a regularly conducted online survey on risk perception and protective behaviour; and an interdisciplinary qualitative study that compares the design, implementation and effectiveness of risk communication strategies in four countries.},
  language  = {de}
}
@article{RoderHudsonTaroili2019,
  author    = {Roder, Giulia and Hudson, Paul and Taroili, Paolo},
  title     = {Flood risk perceptions and the willingness to pay for flood insurance in the Veneto region of Italy},
  series = {International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction},
  volume    = {37},
  journal   = {International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {2212-4209},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101172},
  pages     = {10},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {The floodplain of the Veneto region (north-east Italy) is one of the most inhabited and economically competitive urban landscapes in Europe. Moreover, recent flood events have caused millions of Euros in damage across the region. Due to the combined influence of climate change and socio-economic development, flood impacts are expected to grow. Therefore, it is important for all flood-prone individuals to actively manage and limit flood risk through property-level flood risk management as part of an integrated flood risk management strategy. This is in line with the calls for wider community engagement in risk management in the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore, an online-survey of Veneto region residents was conducted asking questions regarding flood risk perceptions, preparedness, and preferences towards flood insurance via self-stated willingness to pay (WTP). Our analysis provides an initial indication that while flood risk knowledge is high, it may not be sufficient to encourage proactive risk management. From the WTP values provided people seem reluctant to buy insurance. However, many respondents expressed that a compulsory insurance system may be acceptable. In such a scheme the estimated insurance premium could fall to between (sic)26 and (sic)42 per year, as compared to, potentially, (sic)800 under risk-based premiums, which falls within the majority of WTP estimates provided ((sic)0-(sic)250). Overall, we identify areas of future research that are critical for the better design of risk management policies, supporting the insurance companies in risk management and for recommendations regarding property-level risk management.},
  language  = {en}
}