Evacuation behavior and Three Mile Island.

By:

Cutter, Susan

Contributor(s):

Barnes, Kent

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1982Description: 10p., 36 refs, 6 tables, 1 figSubject(s):

Subject: The responses of the residents to the nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania illustrate the factors influencing pre-impact coping responses of populations exposed to technological hazards. Confusion and ambiguous information influenced both the decision to evaluate and to remain in place. Proximity to the facility, stage of life cycle and the actions of friends and neighbours influenced the decisions to evacuate

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	302.3 CUT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		005286134

Reprinted from Disasters; 1982; Vol 6 No 2; pp116-124

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The responses of the residents to the nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania illustrate the factors influencing pre-impact coping responses of populations exposed to technological hazards. Confusion and ambiguous information influenced both the decision to evaluate and to remain in place. Proximity to the facility, stage of life cycle and the actions of friends and neighbours influenced the decisions to evacuate

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