Understanding and enhancing the public's behavioural response to flood warning information

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 103-114

  Parker, D J ^a   Priest, S J ^a   Tapsell, S M ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural response; Effective response; Flood warning; Public understanding; Styles of learning

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSE; EFFECTIVE RESPONSE; FLOOD WARNING; PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING; STYLES OF LEARNING;

FLOODS;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOOD FORECASTING; INJURY; LEARNING; RISK PERCEPTION;

EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 69249205584     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: 14698080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/met.119     Document Type: Article

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