Factors of influence on flood damage mitigation behaviour by households

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 69-77

  Poussin, Jennifer K ^a,b   Botzen, W J Wouter ^a,b   Aerts, Jeroen C J H ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Flood damage mitigation; Household survey; Mitigation behaviour; Protection motivation theory; Risk perceptions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THEORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FLOOD DAMAGE MITIGATION BEHAVIOUR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; NATURAL DISASTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION MOTIVATION THEORY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 84902136453     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.01.013     Document Type: Article

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