An empirical analysis of hurricane evacuation expenditures

Natural Hazards

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 81-92

  Mozumder, Pallab ^a   Vásquez, William F ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency management; Evacuation expenditures; Hurricane evacuation; Natural hazards; Revealed preferences; Stated preferences

Indexed keywords

DISASTER MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HURRICANE; NATURAL HAZARD;

GALVESTON COUNTY; HARRIS COUNTY [TEXAS]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84941422807     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: 15730840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-015-1828-1     Document Type: Article

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