To leave an area after disaster: How evacuees from the WTC buildings left the WTC area following the attacks

Risk Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 787-804

  Zimmerman, Rae ^a   Sherman, Martin F ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency response; Evacuation; Risk communication; September 11, 2001; Terrorism; World Trade Center

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY RESPONSE; EVACUATION; RISK COMMUNICATION; SEPTEMBER 11; WORLD TRADE CENTER;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RISK PERCEPTION; SURVEYS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

OFFICE BUILDINGS;

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; DISASTER; PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURVEY; TERRORISM; WORLD TRADE CENTER;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; TERRORISM;

EID: 79956108906     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01537.x     Document Type: Article

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