Title : Perception of (multi)risk in forest: a review of the literature
Author(s) : Clémence Barrey, Marielle Brunette, David Shanafelt
Abstract : Forests provide a wide range of goods and services that are threatened by natural disturbances, which represent one of thegreatest threats to forests worldwide. Climate change increases their frequency and intensity, creating a multirisk context in which different hazards act in combination. How forest owners perceive these interconnected risks is crucial for the implementation of adaptation strategies and the development of relevant public policy. In this article, we conduct a literature review examining how existing articles address risk perception in forests, particularly in relation to multirisk. Our review focuses exclusively on research articles written in english, with at least one keyword for risk perception, forests, and risk. More specifically, we examine whether the methodologies used to study isolated risks remain relevant when considering multirisk. Our main conclusion is that no study directly addresses the perception of multirisk in forests, as almost all the articles consider risks in isolation. Methodologically, most studies rely on surveys conducted among professionals, forest owners, or local residents. Very few articles are theoretically grounded or based on economic models. In addition, the literature reveals a lack of diversity in both the risks and countries studied, with the majority of papers focusing on wildfires in the United States. Therefore, understanding the perception of multirisk in forests remains a broad field for future research, both theoretically- particularly in economics- and empirically, through further exploration of underrepresented countries.
Key-words : Forest; Risk; Perception; Multirisk; Review; Cognitive
JEL Classification : D83, D91, Q23
