Factors Affecting Evacuation Behavior: The Case of 2007 Cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh

Professional Geographer

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 401-414

  Paul, Bimal Kanti ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coastal Bangladesh; Cyclone Sidr; cyclone warnings; evacuation orders; public cyclone shelters

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CYCLONE; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

BANGLADESH;

ZIZIPHUS SPINA-CHRISTI;

EID: 84863325656     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2011.609780     Document Type: Article

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