Delaying Evacuation: Risk Communication in Mobilizing Evacuees
Description:
Evacuation is oftentimes the best means to prevent the loss of lives when residents encounter certain hazards, such as hurricanes. Emergency managers and experts make great efforts to increase evacuation compliance but risk area residents may procrastinate even after making the decision to leave, thus complicating response activities. Purpose - This study explores the factors determining evacuees’ mobilization periods, defined here as, the delay time between the decision to evacuate and actual …
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Date:
August 2014
Creator:
Li, Xiangyu
Partner:
UNT Libraries