1. Drawing drowning: exploring spatial perceptions of risk in hazardous coastal environments using qualitative GIS Peter Kamstra David Kennedy, Brian Cook and Nick Golding
This work is funded by the Australian Research Council, Linkage Program, (ARC LP )

2. Rocky coasts account for 19% of coastal drownings (Surf Life Saving Australia, 2015)

4. Case study: ‘Julieann’ Malabar, New South Wales, AUS

5. 1) What do people do? GPS tracks
Points - spatial (x, y), temporal (date and time) and elevation (m) data

6. What do people do? Sep 23 2017 Sep 24 2017
Does not tell us WHY people do what they do?

7. 2) What do they say they do?
Verbal (interviews) Semi-structured interviews Code responses Aim – risk perceptions
Non-verbal (sketch maps) Sketch responses on paper maps Digitise sketch maps in ArcGIS Aim – map perceptions and experiences of risk

9. Mixed methods and qualitative GIS

10. How can we use this data?

11. How does length of experience influence perceptions?

12. Experience makes a difference
Washed in ( <1 year experience)
Hazardous channel
(10+ years experience )

13. Experienced behaviour (e.g. wave overtopping)

14. Conclusion
Qualitative GIS – attempt to understand what people do and WHY
Experience affects how people:
map hazardous space
move hazardous space

15. Thank you

16. Other applications…