Evacuation decision making in natural disasters.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1983Description: 12p., 2 figs., illSubject: This article reviews authentic studies of warning response, particularly focusing upon pre-impact evacuation of threatened populations, and summarise the available findings. The summary may be seen as a conceptual framework of inter-related suppositions, describing the relationships among variables which past research suggests are important in individuals decisions to evacuate. The article should not be seen as an attempt to develop a formal theory. Instead it represents an effort to place in order existing findings into a general conceptual framework
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Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 363.348 BRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005285780 |
This article reviews authentic studies of warning response, particularly focusing upon pre-impact evacuation of threatened populations, and summarise the available findings. The summary may be seen as a conceptual framework of inter-related suppositions, describing the relationships among variables which past research suggests are important in individuals decisions to evacuate. The article should not be seen as an attempt to develop a formal theory. Instead it represents an effort to place in order existing findings into a general conceptual framework
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