Off-piste skiers risk perception and the effects on behaviour and risk management
(2007) In LUTVDG/TVBB--5231--SE VBR920Division of Fire Safety Engineering
Risk Management and Safety Engineering (M.Sc.Eng.)
Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
- Abstract
- The purpose of this master thesis was to provide reliable information to improve off-piste skiers’ knowledge, behaviour and risk management. This since research concerning human factors in the field of avalanches traditionally had been paid little attention. A literature review covering avalanche, traffic and risk literature and two surveys which gathered approximately 2000 responses were conducted. That led to conclusions like how skiers propensity to take risk increased with the use of rescue equipment, the avalanche danger scale was perceived differently, etc. Based on the conclusions a number of recommendations which could be used to improve off-piste skiers’ knowledge, behaviour and risk management were suggested.
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- author
- Björk, Christian
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- VBR920
- year
- 2007
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Avalanche, risk, risk perception, risk management, heuristics, human factors.
- publication/series
- LUTVDG/TVBB--5231--SE
- report number
- 5231
- ISSN
- 1402-3504
- language
- English
- id
- 1689002
- date added to LUP
- 2011-01-20 16:49:29
- date last changed
- 2020-12-03 14:26:05
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