Disaster preparedness: A social-cognitive perspective

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 210-216

  Paton, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communications; Disaster management; Disaster planning; Hazards; Motivation; Risk management

Indexed keywords

EID: 14944382980     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560310480686     Document Type: Article

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