Perception and observation of residential safety during earthquake exposure: A case study

Safety Science

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 919-933

  Akason, J B ^a   Olafsson, S ^a   Sigbjornsson R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Damage; Earthquake; Intensity; Residential safety; Safety instructions; Strong ground motion

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; RURAL AREAS; SEISMOLOGY; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

DAMAGE; EARTHQUAKE INTENSITY; RESIDENTIAL SAFETY; SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; STRONG GROUND MOTION;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; EARTHQUAKE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME SAFETY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VICTIM;

EID: 33750324216     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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