Social and cognitive drivers of homeowner wildfire adaptation

Key Points

• To investigate how homeowners' perceptions influence their actions toward wildfire adaptation.
• Survey of homeowners on wildfire preparedness and adaptation measures
• Assessment of perceived effectiveness of actions and sense of personal responsibility
• Statistical analysis of the relationship between perceptions and adaptation actions
• Homeowners who believe their actions are effective are more likely to adapt to wildfires
• Higher perceived personal responsibility correlates with increased wildfire adaptation measures
• Social influences also play a significant role in modifying homeowners' perceptions and actions