‘Scarier than another storm’: values at risk in the mapping and insuring of US floodplains

Volume: 70, Issue: 3, Pages: 1067 - 1090
Published: May 8, 2018
Abstract
How do people respond to the ways in which insurance mediates environmental risks? Socio-cultural risk research has characterized and analyzed the experiential dimension of risk, but has yet to focus on insurance, which is a key institution shaping how people understand and relate to risk. Insurance not only assesses and communicates risk; it also economizes it, making the problem on the ground not just one of risk, but also of value. This...
Paper Details
Title
‘Scarier than another storm’: values at risk in the mapping and insuring of US floodplains
Published Date
May 8, 2018
Volume
70
Issue
3
Pages
1067 - 1090
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