Tornado in Worcester : an exploratory study of individual and community behavior in an extreme situation.

By:

Wallace, Anthony F

Material type: Text

TextSeries: National Research Council - Committee on Disaster Studies, Disaster study no. 3, National Research Council publication ; no. 392Publication details: Washington : National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, 1956.Description: 1 vSubject(s):

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155.935 22

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Also available via world wide web. Accessed on 10/12/2007 at http://ia311541.us.archive.org/3/items/tornadoinworcest00wallrich/tornadoinworcest00wallrich.pdf

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Steady state: the city before impact -- Warning: the city learns of impending impact -- Impact: the tornado strikes -- Isolation: the impact area goes it alone -- Rescue: extrication, first aid, reassurance, and evacuation -- Rehabilitation: the attempt to restore the steady state -- Irreversible change: the city achieves a new equilibrium -- Special topics.

Review: A compliation of data gathered after the tornado, this report analyses the tornado as an event, across different time and space categories.

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A compliation of data gathered after the tornado, this report analyses the tornado as an event, across different time and space categories.

Also available via world wide web. Accessed on 10/12/2007 at http://ia311541.us.archive.org/3/items/tornadoinworcest00wallrich/tornadoinworcest00wallrich.pdf

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