Built to withstand, or built to worry? Housing and disaster risk perception

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Mar 2, 2026, 5:40 pm180 ptsTrendingTop
I have always been interested in how people make decisions under uncertainty—especially decisions about safety. But it was not until I began studying housing conditions and disaster risk that I realized how deeply our built environment shapes not just what we do, but what we believe might happen to us.

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