Expecting the unexpected: Predicting physiological and psychological wildfire preparedness from perceived risk, responsibility, and obstacles

Risk Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1829-1843

  Mcneill, Ilona M ^a   Dunlop, Patrick D ^a   Heath, Jonathan B ^a   Skinner, Timothy C ^b   Morrison, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Expectations; Obstacles; Responsibility; Risk perception; Wildfire preparedness

Indexed keywords

EXPECTATIONS; NATURAL HAZARD; OBSTACLES; PERTH , AUSTRALIA; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK SEVERITIES; WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS;

HAZARDS; POPULATION STATISTICS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH; RISK PERCEPTION;

FIRES;

ELECTRICITY; NATURAL HAZARD; RESEARCH; RESILIENCE; RISK PERCEPTION; SURVEY; WILDFIRE;

AUSTRALIA;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EXPECTATIONS; FIRE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; OBSTACLES; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS;

EXPECTATIONS; OBSTACLES; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK PERCEPTION; WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS;

AUSTRALIA; FIRES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84885434270     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/risa.12037     Document Type: Article

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