Assessing stakeholders' risk perception to promote Nature Based Solutions as flood protection strategies: The case of the Glinščica river (Slovenia)

• DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.116
• Publication Date: 2018-11-12T22:19:21Z
• Authors: Stefania Santoro; Irene Pluchinotta; Alessandro Pagano; Polona Pengal; Blaž Cokan; Raffaele Giordano
• Keywords: Risk Perception; Structuring; Framing (construction)

Evidences from flood risk management demonstrated that a deep understanding of the main physical phenomena to be addressed is often not enough but should also integrated with stakeholders' knowledge and perception. Particularly, effectiveness strategies highly dependent on perception attitudes, which play critical role how individuals institutions act mitigate risks. Furthermore, practitioners policy-makers realized grey infrastructures may most suitable solution reduce risk, shift solutions Nature Based Solutions required. Within this framework, present work describes methodology enhance implementation by facilitating generation, acquisition diffusion different perceptions. It based combination Problem Structuring Methods for elicitation perceptions through individual Fuzzy Cognitive Maps, Ambiguity Analysis investigation differences in problem framing. The outputs Analysis, used during participatory workshop, facilitated dialogue aligning divergences promoting social acceptance Solutions. These results multi-step Glinščica river basin (Slovenia) are discussed.