The effects of hazard zone information on judgements about earthquake damage

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Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-152

  Crozier, Michael ^a   McClure, John ^a   Vercoe, Jessica ^a   Wilson, Marc ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Earthquake hazard; Fatalism; Hazard zoning information; Risk; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; ZONING SYSTEM;

EID: 33745220730     PISSN: 00040894     EISSN: 14754762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2006.00686.x     Document Type: Article

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