How Risk Perceptions Influence Evacuations from Hurricanes

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dc.contributor.authorStein, Robert M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDueñas-Osorio, Leonardoen_US
dc.contributor.authorBuzcu-Guven, Birnuren_US
dc.contributor.authorSubramanian, Devikaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKahle, Daviden_US
dc.contributor.orgJames A. Baker III Institute for Public Policyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-04T17:49:01Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-11-04T17:49:01Zen_US
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.description.abstractIn this study, we present evidence supporting the view that people’s perceived risk to hurricane-related hazards can be reduced to a single score that spans different hurricane-induced risk types, and that evacuation behavior is strongly dependent on whether one perceives a high risk to any type of hurricane-related hazards regardless of the hazard type. Our analysis suggests that people are less sensitive to risk type than they are to the general seriousness of the risks. Using this single score, representing a composite risk measure, emergency managers can be informed about the severity of the public’s risk perceptions and might better craft their public directives in ways that minimize disruptive evacuations and achieve greater compliance with government directives.en_US
dc.identifier.citationStein, Robert M., Dueñas-Osorio, Leonardo, Buzcu-Guven, Birnur, et al.. "How Risk Perceptions Influence Evacuations from Hurricanes." (2011) James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy: <a href="http://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/how-risk-perceptions-influence-evacuations-from-hurricanes/">http://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/how-risk-perceptions-influence-evacuations-from-hurricanes/</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/92682en_US
dc.relation.urihttp://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/how-risk-perceptions-influence-evacuations-from-hurricanes/en_US
dc.subjectsevere weatheren_US
dc.subjecthurricanesen_US
dc.subjectrisk perceptionen_US
dc.subjectcomposite risk measureen_US
dc.subjectevacuation behavioren_US
dc.subjectTexasen_US
dc.subjectmultiple correspondence analysisen_US
dc.titleHow Risk Perceptions Influence Evacuations from Hurricanesen_US
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