Variations in disaster evacuation behaviour : public responses versus private sector executive decision-making processes.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1991Description: 25p., 48 refsReport number: BCS-8822986Subject: Data obtained from 65 executives responsible for tourist-orientated firms in three exemplary communities permitted juxtaposition with the public warning response literature regarding three topics: 1/ disaster evacuation planning; 2/ initial warning responses; and 3/ disaster evacuation behaviour. Managerial responses to post-disaster warnings paralleled the type of complex social processes that have been documented within the public response literature, except that warning sources and confirmation behaviour were significantly impacted by contact with authorities. Five key areas of difference were discovered in disaster evacuation behaviour pertaining to: 1/ influence of planning; 2/ firms versus family priorities; 3/ shelter selection; 4/ looting concerns; and 5/ media contacts.
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Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 302.3 DRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005275575 |
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Meeting held in August 1991
Data obtained from 65 executives responsible for tourist-orientated firms in three exemplary communities permitted juxtaposition with the public warning response literature regarding three topics: 1/ disaster evacuation planning; 2/ initial warning responses; and 3/ disaster evacuation behaviour. Managerial responses to post-disaster warnings paralleled the type of complex social processes that have been documented within the public response literature, except that warning sources and confirmation behaviour were significantly impacted by contact with authorities. Five key areas of difference were discovered in disaster evacuation behaviour pertaining to: 1/ influence of planning; 2/ firms versus family priorities; 3/ shelter selection; 4/ looting concerns; and 5/ media contacts.
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