Telluric and Climate-Related Risk Awareness, and Risk Mitigation Strategies in the Azores Archipelago: First Steps for Building Societal Resilience

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the evaluated contribution Telluric and climate-related risk awareness, and risk mitigation strategies in the Azores archipelago: first steps for building societal resilience.

The topic of the article is current and suitable for solution. I find the paper interesting and well-written. The paper is well-organizing and exposes clearly the research developed.

I recommend clearly formulating the aims of the article and adding them to the abstract and to the text (introduction).

A corresponding number of international professional documents were used in the preparation of the paper, which are cited.

Author Response

Thank you for your positive review.  We have introduced the clearly formulated aim of the article in the Abstract and in Introduction, as you recommended. Please verify in the uploaded new version of the article these and other changes. Thank you for your consideration. Best regards.

Reviewer 2 Report

Comments about the Paper: “Telluric and climate-related risk awareness, and risk mitigation strategies in the Azores archipelago: first steps for building societal resilience”

The paper deals with the investigation of how local population perceives the threat of the natural hazards that occur in Azores archipelago. In overall, the work is interesting and I believe the topic of this paper is appropriate to be published in Sustainability journal.

 

Please find in the attached file the amendments which I believe are required prior to accepting the paper.

Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

Author Response

Thank you for your positive review.  We have introduced all the modifications as you recommended in the attached PDF document. Please verify in the uploaded new version of the article these and other changes. Thank you for your consideration. Best regards, the authors

Reviewer 3 Report

The work is well written and structured. It is easy to read and correctly follows the approach proposed by the authors. In addition, it creates a correct statement of the situation of the inhabitants of Azores and the feeling of risk. Finally, he makes a series of conclusions about the situation presented. Throughout, it uses a bibliography appropriate to the proposed objectives.

Author Response

Thank you for your positive review.  We have introduced some minor changes in the paper. Please verify them in the uploaded new version of the article. Thank you for your consideration. Best regards, the authors