Individual actual or perceived property flood risk: Did it predict evacuation from hurricane isabel in North Carolina, 2003?

Risk Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 501-511

  Horney, Jennifer A ^a   MacDonald, Pia D M ^a   Van Willigen, Marieke ^b   Berke, Philip R ^c   Kaufman, Jay S ^d  

^a IL   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flood risk; Flood zone; Hurricane evacuation; Perceived risk

Indexed keywords

BIVARIATE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FLOOD PLAINS; FLOOD RISKS; FLOOD ZONES; HURRICANE EVACUATION; HURRICANE ISABEL; MULTIVARIABLE ANALYSIS; NORTH CAROLINA; PERCEIVED RISK; POLICY MAKERS; PROPERTY DAMAGE; RANDOM LOCATION; RISK DIFFERENCE;

HURRICANES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SURVEYS;

FLOODS;

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; FLOOD DAMAGE; HURRICANE ISABEL 2003; POLICY MAKING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER; FLOODING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HURRICANE; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYCLONIC STORMS; DECISION MAKING; DISASTERS; FLOODS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949354115     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01341.x     Document Type: Article

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