Effective evacuation planning: An assessment of evacuation planning efforts implemented during the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons in the USA

International Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 239-248

  Smith, Susan M ^a   Peoples, Linda ^a   Council, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evacuation plans; Hurricane sheltering; Hurricanes; Severe storm evacuation

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DISASTERS; HEALTH RISKS; HURRICANES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE; EVACUATION PLANS; HURRICANE SHELTERING; SEVERE STORM EVACUATION; SHELTERING PLANS;

PLANNING;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PREDICTION; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644525303     PISSN: 14714825     EISSN: 17415071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2005.008737     Document Type: Article

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