Resident perception of volcanic hazards and evacuation procedures

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 251-266

  Bird, D K ^a,b   Gisladottir, G ^b   Dominey Howes, D ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; GEOLOGICAL HAZARD; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; JOKULHLAUP; MITIGATION; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

ICELAND; KATLA; MYRDALSJOKULL;

EID: 72649086371     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-9-251-2009     Document Type: Article

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