Modelling community preparation for natural hazards: Understanding hazard cognitions

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 39-46

  McIvor, David ^a   Paton, Douglas ^a   Johnston, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Community engagement; Earthquakes; Floods; Natural hazard preparation; Natural hazards; Reasoning processes; Social construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149369892     PISSN: 18344909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/prp.3.2.39     Document Type: Article

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