Tsunami Risk Perception

Dear Participant,

The objective of this survey is to investigate the general public knowledge of people living on the Maltese islands on the subject of tsunamis and whether they believe the Maltese islands can be impacted by a tsunami. Furthermore this study aims to spread awareness about the potential risk and determine how to contribute to prepare the general public to face and react to such a catastrophic event. Another aim is to potentially be able to outline a management plan for handling and recovering from such an event. From the results of this study researchers will be able to rationalise whether people are afraid of the possibility of a tsunami impacting the Maltese islands and if the population is ready to face it. This study is part of a research study being carried out by Jamie Buttigieg, a student at the University of Malta, under the supervision of Dr Sebastiano DAmico.

Please note that the information you provide will not be associated in any way with your name. The information obtained from this survey will be treated anonymously, statistically aggregated and only used for scientific purposes. This survey will take approximately 5-10 minutes to fill out.

Thank you for your time and interest.