Salient beliefs about earthquake hazards and household preparedness

Risk Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1710-1727

  Becker, Julia S ^a,b   Paton, Douglas ^c   Johnston, David M ^a,b   Ronan, Kevin R ^d  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adjustment adoption; Earthquakes; Preparedness; Salient beliefs

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT ADOPTION; EARTHQUAKE HAZARD; ENVIRONMENTAL LEVELS; IMMINENT THREATS; PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY; PREPAREDNESS; QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS; SALIENT BELIEFS;

HAZARDS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EARTHQUAKES;

HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEISMIC HAZARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

NEW ZEALAND;

ADJUSTMENT ADOPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PLANNING; EARTHQUAKE; FAMILY SIZE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PERCEPTION; PREPAREDNESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SALIENT BELIEFS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION;

ADJUSTMENT ADOPTION; EARTHQUAKES; PREPAREDNESS; SALIENT BELIEFS;

ATTITUDE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CITIES; COMMUNICATION; CULTURE; DISASTER PLANNING; EARTHQUAKES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84884204635     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/risa.12014     Document Type: Article

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