Crying wolf: Repeat responses to hurricane evacuation orders

Coastal Management

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 237-252

  Dow, Kirstin ^a   Cutter, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evacuation behavior; Hurricane bertha; Hurricane fran; Risk decision making; South carolina

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; DECISION MAKING; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

RESIDENT EVACUATION;

HURRICANES;

DECISION MAKING; HURRICANE; NATURAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; WARNING SYSTEM;

SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032194411     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: 15210421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920759809362356     Document Type: Article

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