Last edited 29 Aug 2022

Risk perception

Guidance on the code of practice for property flood resilience, published by CIRIA in 2021, defines risk perception as: ‘…the view of risk held by a person or group and reflects cultural and personal values, as well as experience.’

AR5 Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability, Glossary, published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines risk perception as: ‘The subjective judgment that people make about the characteristics and severity of a risk.’

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