Factors affecting the evacuation decisions of coastal households during Cyclone Aila in Bangladesh

Environmental Hazards

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 16-42

  Ahsan, Md Nasif ^a,b,c   Takeuchi, Kuniyoshi ^a   Vink, Karina ^a   Warner, Jeroen ^d  

^a PUBLIC WORKS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL GRADUATE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES   (Japan)

^c KHULNA UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Coastal; Cyclone Aila; cyclone shelters; evacuation decision; warning

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CYCLONE; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; HAZARD; LIVESTOCK; PERCEPTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WARNING SYSTEM;

BANGLADESH; KHULNA [BANGLADESH];

EID: 84948156985     PISSN: 17477891     EISSN: 18780059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17477891.2015.1114912     Document Type: Review

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