Abstract:
This study aimed to understand the values, beliefs, attitudes and experiences of U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) flood risk communicators in order to explore the
disconnect between the public and expert understanding of risk. This disconnect in
understanding of risk has been considered the cause of previous risk communication
failures. Surveys and discourse-based interviews were used in order to understand how
USACE personnel define risk, consider the public, and how these components impact
risk communication practice
