Perceptions and reactions to emergency warnings of sudden hazards.

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Quarantelli, E. L. (Enrico Louis), 1924-

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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: DEC 1984Description: 5 p. : illSubject(s):

Subject: Summarizes abd highlights the major findings regarding reactions of human beings to disaster warnings of an immediate event, including how this might effect evacuation. The focus is on individual reactions to relatively short term warnings as might be used in a sudden emergency.

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Reprinted from Ekistics; Nov-Dec 1984; Vol. 51, no. 309; p. 511-515

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Summarizes abd highlights the major findings regarding reactions of human beings to disaster warnings of an immediate event, including how this might effect evacuation. The focus is on individual reactions to relatively short term warnings as might be used in a sudden emergency.

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