Bonaiuto, MarinoAlves, SusanaDe Dominicis, StefanoPetruccelli, Irene2024-05-252024-05-2520161880272-49441522-961010.1016/j.jenvp.2016.07.0072-s2.0-84984940265https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.07.007https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14517/212Alves, Susana/0000-0002-6831-8192; Bonaiuto, Marino/0000-0002-4543-5329Little is known about how place attachment affects natural hazard risk perception and coping. A systematic search of social science databases revealed 31 works (1996-2016) that directly address place attachment in relation to natural hazard risk or natural environmental risks (seismic, volcanic, etc.). Across different contexts, the research shows: (a) both positive and negative relations between place attachment and natural environmental risk perception; (b) both positive and negative relations between place attachment and risk coping; and (c) mediating and moderating relations. In particular, results show that: (a) strongly attached individuals perceive natural environmental risks but underestimate their potential effects; (b) strongly attached individuals are unwilling to relocate when facing natural environmental risks and are more likely to return to risky areas after a natural environmental disaster; (c) place attachment acts both as a mediating and moderating variable between risk perception and coping. Place attachment should play a more significant role in natural hazard risk management. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Ltd.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessPlace attachmentSense of placeNatural environmentNatural hazardRisk perceptionRisk copingReviewQ1Q1483353WOS:000391074800004