Failing to learn from experience about catastrophes: The case of hurricane preparedness

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-50

  Meyer, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making under uncertainty; Learning from experience; Natural disasters

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865830592     PISSN: 08955646     EISSN: 15730476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11166-012-9146-4     Document Type: Article

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