<p>Dear Editor, </p><p>We wish to submit a new manuscript entitled “What meaning do individuals give to coastal risks? Contribution of the social representation theory” for consideration by the Interamerican Journal of Psychology.</p><p>We confirm that this work is original and has not been published elsewhere nor is it currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Moreover, all authors have contributed significantly and are in agreement with the content of the manuscript. This research is part of the EVADRisk project funded by the Université de Nantes, France. It regroups researchers from environmental psychology and geography.</p><p>Coastal areas are small spaces with a high concentration of various vulnerabilities and the accelerated global sea-level rise would certainly affect these zones and amplify the risk of flooding. However, systematic rejection of risk management policies is clearly observed in these areas.</p><p>In this perspective, the Social Representation Theory (SRT) has the potential to explain how environmental risks are perceived by non-experts. Indeed, SRT does not focus on intrapersonal cognitive processes and “emphasizes the specific, complex content of common-sense thinking regarding particular risks” (Joffe, 2003, p. 68). Using characterization questionnaires, we identified the content and structure of coastal erosion and coastal flooding social representations and highlights some thinking patterns associated with coastal risks. We are convinced that our work is a contribution in the field of psychology applied to the study of risk, both theoretically and methodologically.</p><p>  </p><p>Please address all correspondence concerning this manuscript at colin.lemee@univ-nantes.fr.</p><p> Thank you for your consideration of this manuscript.</p><p> Sincerely,</p><p> Colin Lemée</p>