Public perception of jökulhlaup hazard and risk in Iceland: Implications for community education

International Journal of Management and Decision Making

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 164-175

  Bird, Deanne ^a,b   Gisladottir, Gudrun ^b   Dominey Howes, Dale ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community education; Hazard; Iceland; J kulhlaup; Katla; M rdalsj kull; Public perception; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958565073     PISSN: 14624621     EISSN: 17415187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMDM.2009.024985     Document Type: Article

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