Public participation is becoming increasingly important in integrative river restoration projects. However, studies show that flood risk awareness is generally low among residents of flood-prone areas, making it (more) difficult for project managers to involve the public. We contribute to understanding this generally low flood risk perception by carrying out a survey (N = 631) among residents in a Dutch floodplain and studying the connection between flood risk perception and sense of place. We found that expected damage is influenced by (collective) memory of near-floods and that residents with a high self- and group efficacy expect less damage. Against our hypothesis, we conclude that sense of place hardly influences flood risk perception, only nature bonding does. We recommend further research to study the complex relationships between flood risk perception, sense of place and self-efficacy from a theoretical need, but also because of the implications of these results for communication in flood risk management and motivations to engage in participation processes.

在综合性河流修复项目中，公众参与变得越来越重要。但是，研究表明，在易受洪灾地区的居民中，洪水风险意识普遍较低，这使得项目经理（更）难以让公众参与。我们通过对荷兰洪泛区居民进行调查（N = 631），并研究洪水风险感知与位置感之间的联系，来帮助理解这种普遍认为的洪水风险较低。我们发现预期的损害受到近洪灾（集体）记忆的影响，具有较高自我和团体效能的居民预期受到的损害较小。根据我们的假设，我们得出结论，地点感几乎不会影响洪水风险感知，只有自然联系会影响。