Role of social networks in community preparedness for bushfire

International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 277-291

  Akama, Yoko ^a   Chaplin, Susan ^a   Fairbrother, Peter ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bushfire; Community centred; Natural disaster; Social capital; Social networks

Indexed keywords

BUSHLAND; NATURAL DISASTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84915779710     PISSN: 17595908     EISSN: 17595916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJDRBE-01-2014-0010     Document Type: Article

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