Population evacuation in volcanic eruptions, floods, and nuclear power plant accidents: some elementary comparisons.

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Perry, Ronald W

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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: JAN 1983Description: 13p., 32 refs, 4 tablesReport number: EMW-C-0296; PFR-80-19297Subject: "This paper reports a comparative analysis of citizen evacuation response to three different types of environmental threats: a riverine flood, a volcanic eruption, and the nuclear reaction accident at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvannia. While there have been numerous discussions in the theoretical literature regarding the extent to which human response to nuclear and nonnuclear threats are likely to be comparable, to date there have been no empirical studies of the phenomenon. It was found that citizen belief in real situational danger and warnings from authoritie

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Reprinted from Journal of Community Psychology; Jan 1983; Vol 11; pp36-47

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"This paper reports a comparative analysis of citizen evacuation response to three different types of environmental threats: a riverine flood, a volcanic eruption, and the nuclear reaction accident at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvannia. While there have been numerous discussions in the theoretical literature regarding the extent to which human response to nuclear and nonnuclear threats are likely to be comparable, to date there have been no empirical studies of the phenomenon. It was found that citizen belief in real situational danger and warnings from authoritie

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