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- Title
Percepção dos riscos naturais e tecnológicos, confiança institucional e preparação para situações de emergência: O caso de Portugal continental.
- Authors
Tavares, Alexandre Oliveira; Mendes, José Manuel; Basto, Eduardo
- Abstract
This paper analyzes risk perception and the level of institutional confidence in mainland Portugal, based on a national survey conducted with a representative sample of Portuguese citizens of legal age. This analysis is based on two scales: one which is more proximal to the respondents, characterizing the district of residence, and a more distal one, characterizing the national area. The data collected show low risk perception values in general, although this is clearer at proximal level perceptions, and with regional contrasts. Contrary to the familiarity theory, the collected data reveal the decisive role of scale and territorial differences regarding risk perception. The evaluation of the institutional confidence level in a context of disaster indicates a high degree of confidence in institutions and organizations connected to emergency and assistance, as well as a general positive evaluation of the risk communication sources. Citizens' capacity to adapt to more resilient practices and to higher security referential levels stands out.
- Subjects
PORTUGAL; RISK perception; RISK perception -- Social aspects; NATURAL disasters; ENVIRONMENTAL disasters; CRISIS management; TECHNOLOGICAL risk assessment
- Publication
Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais, 2011, Issue 93, p167
- ISSN
0254-1106
- Publication type
Article