Disaster evacuation behavior : tourists and other transients.

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Program on environment and behavior ; monograph no. 58Publication details: Boulder, Colo. : Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, c1996Description: xvii, 354 pISBN:

1877943134 (pbk)

DDC classification:

363.348 20

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Subject: This study has five objectives; 1) to describe the sequence of behavior that culminates in evacuation from disaster sites by persons who are away from their residences, for example, tourists, business travelers, migratory workers, or people in the process of relocating; 2) to describe the range of variation among these behavioral sequences for different types of evacuees, events, and locations; 3) to identify factors related to variation in these behavioral sequences; 4) to document perceptions of disaster victims regarding evacuation policies and procedures implemented by private firm executives and government agency representatives; and 5) to formulate relevant policy recommendations for local emergency managers and business executives

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ISBN misprinted: 11877943134

The research context -- The behavioral context -- Warning patterns -- Evacuation behavior -- Pattern variations among events -- Pattern variations among transient types -- Who leaves first? -- Disaster evacuation policy -- Evacuating tourists and other types of transients

This study has five objectives; 1) to describe the sequence of behavior that culminates in evacuation from disaster sites by persons who are away from their residences, for example, tourists, business travelers, migratory workers, or people in the process of relocating; 2) to describe the range of variation among these behavioral sequences for different types of evacuees, events, and locations; 3) to identify factors related to variation in these behavioral sequences; 4) to document perceptions of disaster victims regarding evacuation policies and procedures implemented by private firm executives and government agency representatives; and 5) to formulate relevant policy recommendations for local emergency managers and business executives

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