The human component in flood warning and flood response system.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1987Description: 9p., 30 refsSubject: The design of flood warning - flood response systems is often performed as part of the overall engineering analysis of flood damage mitigation schemes. However, an important part of the flood response component of such systems is human perception of the flood hazard and its implication for the responses undertaken. This human dimension is examined from three viewpoints, the perception of the flood, the issues in the warning dissemination process, and the implications for the action undertaken by individual flood plain occupants in response to a warning. The importance of these non-engineering aspects of the problem leads to recommendations for closer collaboration between traditional technical experts and social scientists.
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Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 363.34936 GOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005280532 |
Reprinted from GeoJournal; 1987; Vol 15 No 3; pp297-305
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The design of flood warning - flood response systems is often performed as part of the overall engineering analysis of flood damage mitigation schemes. However, an important part of the flood response component of such systems is human perception of the flood hazard and its implication for the responses undertaken. This human dimension is examined from three viewpoints, the perception of the flood, the issues in the warning dissemination process, and the implications for the action undertaken by individual flood plain occupants in response to a warning. The importance of these non-engineering aspects of the problem leads to recommendations for closer collaboration between traditional technical experts and social scientists.
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