The mass media and disaster awareness in Puerto Rico: A case study of the floods in Barrio Tortugo

Organization and Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 55-73

  Perez Lugo, Marla ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOOD; MEDIA ROLE; NATURAL DISASTER; PERCEPTION;

PUERTO RICO; TORTUGO;

EID: 0035090990     PISSN: 10860266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1086026601141003     Document Type: Article

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