Managing Tsunami Risk: Social Context Influences on Preparedness
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JOURNAL OF PACIFIC RIM PSYCHOLOGY Volume 3, Issue 1 pp. 27–37 Address for correspondence: Douglas Paton, School of Psychology, University of Tasmania, Launceston TAS 7250, Australia. E-mail: [email protected] Throughout the world, many coastal communities, especially those around the Pacific Rim, face the threat of experiencing loss and devastation from tsunami. In areas susceptible to experiencing locally generated tsunami in particular, it is important that the knowledge, resources and plans necessary to mitigate the associated risk are developed in advance. In such areas, a key risk management goal is encouraging people to prepare (e.g., putting together an emergency kit containing food, water and essential medicines, developing and practising family Managing Tsunami Risk: Social Context Influences on Preparedness
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تاریخ انتشار 2009