Environmental disaster education at the university level: An integrative approach

Safety Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 95-104

  Becker, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical accidents; Disaster education; Environmental accidents; Nuclear accidents

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CURRICULA; EDUCATION; HEALTH; STUDENTS;

CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER EDUCATION; NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS;

DISASTERS;

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

COMPREHENSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DANGEROUS GOODS; DISASTER; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 0034210984     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(00)00025-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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