Factors determining residents' preparedness for floods in modern megalopolises: The case of the Tokai flood disaster in Japan

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 7, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 775-787

  Takao, Kenji ^a,d   Motoyoshi, Tadahiro ^a   Sato, Teruko ^a   Fukuzono, Teruki ^a   Seo, Kami ^b   Ikeda, Saburo ^c  

^a National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention   (Japan)

^b AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^d NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amount of damage; Flood risk perception; Home ownership; Residents' preparedness; Tokai flood disaster

Indexed keywords

DISASTERS; EARTHQUAKES; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PLANNING; RAIN; RISK MANAGEMENT;

AMOUNT OF DAMAGE; FLOOD RISK PERCEPTION; HOME OWNERSHIP; RESIDENTS' PREPAREDNESS; TOKAI FLOOD DISASTERS;

FLOOD DAMAGE;

EID: 7544227219     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366987031000075996     Document Type: Review

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