The anticipated emotional consequences of adaptive behaviouröimpacts on the take-up of household flood-protection measures

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 649-668

  Harries, Tim ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experience; Flooding; Risk perception; Self protection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOOD DAMAGE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84858804144     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a43612     Document Type: Article

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