Abstract: <p class="Abstract"><span lang="EN-GB">What implications do societies&#8217; risk perceptions have for flood losses? This study uses a stylized, socio-hydrological model to simulate the mutual feedbacks between human societies and flood events. It integrates hydrological modelling with cultural theory and proposes four ideal types of society that reflect existing dominant risk perception and management: risk neglecting, risk monitoring, risk downplaying and risk controlling...
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Topics: 
Risk analysis (engineering)
Environmental resource management
Environmental planning