Typhoon risk perceptions and evacuation decisions of older persons: A case study of a rural community in southern Thailand

International Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 190-205

  Krongkant, Parichatt ^a   Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Elderly; Evacuation decision; Older person; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

HURRICANES;

ELDERLY; ETHNOGRAPHIC APPROACHES; EVACUATION DECISION; EVACUATION ORDER; OLDER PERSON; SAFE EVACUATION; SOUTHERN THAILAND; TYPHOON CHARACTERISTICS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOGRAPHY; HURRICANE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY; THAILAND;

EID: 77954013893     PISSN: 14714825     EISSN: 17415071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2010.033656     Document Type: Article

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