STAKEHOLDER COASTAL HAZARD COMMUNICATION AND DECISION MAKING IN MOBILE, AL

The Gulf Coast of the United States has been identified as a region with high vulnerability to coastal hazards such as hurricanes and floods (Cass et al., 2023; Dey et al., 2023; Emrich and Cutter, 2011; Shao et al., 2020). It is vital that these hazards are adequately mitigated to limit damage. Laypeople are limited in the resiliency and mitigation measures they can adopt, so organizations are responsible for large-scale projects. Individual stakeholders in various organizations differ in experiences and responsibilities, which can influence their perceptions of coastal hazards and their preferred actions (Samuel and Siebeneck, 2019). Understanding different approaches to mitigation adopted by stakeholders in an at-risk community can inform mitigation in coastal communities elsewhere (Tyler et al, 2019).