Hazard warnings and responses to evacuation orders: The case of Bangladesh's cyclone Sidr

Geographical Review

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 336-355

  Paul, Bimal K ^a   Dutt, Sohini ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal Bangladesh; Cyclone Sidr; Cyclone warnings; Evacuation orders; Public shelters

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CYCLONE; FUTURE PROSPECT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; SHELTER; STATE ROLE; WARNING SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; HURRICANE; LEGAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SAFETY; SANITATION;

BANGLADESH; CYCLONIC STORMS; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; POPULATION GROUPS; PUBLIC FACILITIES; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SAFETY;

BANGLADESH;

ZIZIPHUS SPINA-CHRISTI;

EID: 77954363842     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: 19310846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2010.00040.x     Document Type: Article

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