Public Support for Policies to Reduce Risk After Hurricane Sandy

Risk Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 997-1012

  Greenberg, Michael R ^a   Weiner, Marc D ^a   Noland, Robert ^a   Herb, Jeanne ^a   Kaplan, Marjorie ^b   Broccoli, Anthony J ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Building codes; Hurricane Sandy; Land use controls; Public preferences; Risk reducing policies

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; CLIMATE CHANGE; LAND USE; STORMS;

CLIMATE SCIENTISTS; FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS; FLOOD ZONES; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; PHONE SURVEYS; PUBLIC PREFERENCES; PUBLIC SUPPORT; TROPICAL STORMS;

HURRICANES;

BUILDING CODE; HURRICANE EVENT; HURRICANE SANDY 2012; LAND USE PLANNING; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REDEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL POLICY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HURRICANE; POLICY; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CYCLONIC STORMS; NEW ENGLAND; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84903439272     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/risa.12203     Document Type: Article

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