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Adjustment to Natural and Technological Hazards

A Study of an Urban Residential Community

Valerie Preston

University of Kansas, Lawrence.

S. Martin Taylor

McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

David C. Hodge

University of Washington, Seattle.

Human adjustments to natural and technological hazards were examined using questionnaire data provided by a sample of residents on the Beach Strip in Hamilton, Ontario. This area is exposed to five hazards: flooding, severe storms, air pollution, water pollution, and noise pollution. It was hypothesized that residents made cognitive and/or behavioral adjustments to these problems. The results indicate that behavioral adjustments are widespread but do not reduce the perceived severity of environmental problems. It appears that many residents remain in the area because of low-cost housing and a closely knit community structure.

Environment and Behavior, Vol. 15, No. 2, 143-164 (1983)
DOI: 10.1177/0013916583152002
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