Risk perception of local stakeholders on natural hazards: implications for theory and practice

Abstract. In Romania, local stakeholders' knowledge plays a role in making decisions for emergencies, supporting rescue officers natural hazard events, coordinating, and assisting the affected populations physically psychologically. However, despite increasing occurrence severity of hazards Ia?i metropolitan area (of north-eastern Romania), there is lack stakeholders on how to encourage population regarding safety actions. For this reason, we interviewed 118 determine their risk awareness preparedness capacities over set hazards, order understand where deficiencies knowledge, action, trust are greatest. Results reveal substantial distinctions between different threats among based cognitive behavioural roles communities. The responsibility important driving factors shaping perception preparedness. Preparedness levels low, and, many, learning preparatory actions needed build resilience negative occurrences hazards. As direct interventions areas by managing communication initiatives with entire community, need create networks, empowering actors serving as bridge authorities' people, effective management plans, securing more lives economies.