Predicting emergency evacuation and sheltering behavior: A structured analytical approach

Risk Analysis

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1675-1688

  Dombroski, Matt ^a   Fischhoff, Baruch ^a   Fischbeck, Paul ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disasters; Evacuation; Radiological dispersion devices; Risk assessment; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PREVENTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; HURRICANES; RADIOLOGY;

RADIOLOGICAL DISPERSION DEVICES; RISK COMMUNICATION; SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; COMPLIANCE; EXPLOSION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; DISASTER; DISPERSION; EMERGENCY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOME; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOLOGY; STANDARD;

BEHAVIOR; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; EMERGENCIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NATURAL DISASTERS; NUCLEAR WARFARE; PENNSYLVANIA; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERRORISM;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; PITTSBURGH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845636659     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2006.00833.x     Document Type: Article

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