Factors Associated with Hurricane Preparedness: Results of a Pre-Hurricane Assessment

Journal of Disaster Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-149

  Horney, Jennifer ^a   Snider, Cynthia ^a   Malone, Sandra ^b   Gammons, Laura ^b   Ramsey, Steve ^c  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b Carteret County Historical Society   (United States)

^c Public Health Regional Surveillance Team 5   (United States)

Author keywords

disaster preparedness; evacuation; hurricanes

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PREVENTION; DISASTERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ATLANTIC HURRICANE; DISASTER PREPAREDNESS; EVACUATION; EVACUATION PLANS; HURRICANE LANDFALL; HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS; HURRICANE SEASON; INDIRECT MEASURE; NORTH CAROLINA; TIME INTERVAL;

HURRICANES;

EID: 84865557856     PISSN: 18812473     EISSN: 18838030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/jdr.2008.p0143     Document Type: Article

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