Stay or Go? Human Behavior and Decision Making in Bushfires and Other Emergencies

Fire Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 137-153

  Johnson, P F ^a   Johnson, C E ^b   Sutherland, C ^c  

^a Arup Geotechnics   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bushfires; Decision making; Defend in place; Emergency management; Evacuation; Human behavior; Property; Safety culture; Social differences; Stay or go

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CIVIL DEFENSE; DISASTERS; RISK MANAGEMENT; TALL BUILDINGS;

BUSHFIRES; DEFEND IN PLACES; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; EVACUATION; HUMAN BEHAVIORS; PROPERTY; SAFETY CULTURE; SOCIAL DIFFERENCES; STAY OR GO;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 84855208171     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10694-011-0213-1     Document Type: Review

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