Flood Risk Perception of People Living in Gümüşhane

Abstract

Flood hazard may causes fear, panic, anxiety and depression in people. In addition, people may constantly worry that they, their families, friends and material assets will be damaged due to the flood and that the flood will not be managed. The objective of this study is to investigate the flood risk perception of people living in Gümüşhane city center. In this cross-sectional study, data were collected from individuals aged 18 and over in May and June 2023 using the Flood Risk Perception Scale, which consists of two factors: affective and cognitive flood risk perception. A total of 404 participants participated in the study, 207 of whom were female and 234 of whom were between the ages of 18 and 30. Confirmatory factor analysis, independent sample t-test and ANOVA analysis were used to analyze the data. The results indicated that the participants are most concerned that the flood poses a great financial danger and that the flood may cause great destruction. The affective and cognitive flood risk perception of women is higher than the affective and cognitive flood risk perception of men. Participants who think that they cannot protect themselves and help others in case of floods have higher risk perceptions in both factors. Both affective and cognitive flood risk perceptions of the participants who stated that their place of residence was not safe against flooding were the highest. Training should be organized in Gümüşhane so that people can protect themselves and help others in case of floods. It is expected that this study will contribute significantly to the Turkish literature and that the results of the research will give an idea to the managers and scientists working in the field of flood risk perception.

Keywords

• Flood
• Flood Risk Perception
• Risk Management
• Risk Perception

Gümüşhane’de Yaşayan İnsanların Sel Risk Algısı

Öz

Sel tehlikesi insanlarda korku, panik, endişe ve depresyona neden olabilmektedir. Ayrıca, insanlar sel nedeniyle sürekli kendilerinin, ailelerinin, arkadaşlarının ve maddi varlıklarının zarar göreceğinden ve sel afetinin yönetilemeyeceğinden kaygı duyabilir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Gümüşhane il merkezinde yaşayan insanların sel risk algısını araştırmaktır. Kesitsel olarak tasarlanan bu çalışmada veriler 18 yaş ve üzeri bireylerden 2023 yılında Mayıs ve Haziran aylarında duygusal ve bilişsel olarak iki faktörden oluşan Sel Risk Algısı Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Çalışmaya katılan toplam 404 katılımcının 207’si kadın ve 234’ü 18-30 yaş aralığındadır. Verileri analiz etmek için doğrulayıcı faktör analizi, bağımsız örneklem t testi ve ANOVA analizi kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlar katılımcıların en fazla selin büyük bir maddi tehlike oluşturduğunu ve selin büyük bir yıkıma neden olabileceğinden endişe duyduklarına işaret etmiştir. Kadınların duygusal ve bilişsel sel risk algısı erkeklerin duygusal ve bilişsel sel risk algılarından daha yüksektir. Sel durumunda kendilerini koruyamayacaklarını ve başkalarına yardım edemeyeceklerini düşünen katılımcıların her iki faktörde de risk algıları daha yüksektir. Yaşadıkları yerin sele karşı güvenli olmadığını belirten katılımcıların hem duygusal hem de bilişsel sel risk algıları en yüksektir. Gümüşhane’de insanların sel durumunda kendilerini koruyabilmeleri ve başkalarına yardım edebilmeleri için eğitimler düzenlenmelidir. Bu çalışmanın Türkçe literatüre önemli derecede katkı sağlayacağı ve araştırma sonuçlarının sel risk algısı alanında çalışan yöneticilere ve bilim insanlarına fikir vereceği beklenmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Afet
• Risk Algısı
• Risk Yönetimi
• Sel
• Sel Risk Algısı

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