Travel behaviours following the 2007 Gisborne earthquake: Evidence for the use of simulation in earthquake research

International Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-59

  Lamb, Steven M ^a   Walton, Darren K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Health Sponsorship Council   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Information; Response behaviours; Simulation; Travel

Indexed keywords

TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

EARTHQUAKE RESEARCH; INFORMATION; INFORMATION SEEKING; PROPERTY DAMAGE; RESPONSE BEHAVIOUR; SIMULATION; TRAVEL; TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR;

EARTHQUAKES;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEW ZEALAND; RESEARCH; SIMULATION; TRAFFIC; TRAVEL; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

EID: 79957619759     PISSN: 14714825     EISSN: 17415071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2011.040397     Document Type: Article

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