Feeling secure or being secure? Why it can seem better not to protect yourself against a natural hazard

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 479-490

  Harries, Tim ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Anxiety; Flood risk; Ontological security

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; FLOODING; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 55149090725     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570802381162     Document Type: Article

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