Keogh, D.U., A. Armando, S. Mushtaq, D. King, and M. Thomas, 2011: Resilience, vulnerability and adaptive capacity of an inland rural town prone to flooding: a climate change adaptation case study of Charleville, Queensland, Australia. Natural Hazards, 59, 699-723.

May 10, 2013

Hydrometeorological disasters, most notably floods, account for the majority of economic and livelihood losses in Australia. The objective of this…

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Morss, R.E. and M.H. Hayden, 2010: Storm surge and “certain death”: interviews with Texas coastal residents following Hurricane Ike. Weather, Climate, and Society, 2(3), pp 174–189.

February 10, 2013

This study assesses how Texas coastal residents perceived the risk associated with Hurricane Ike and subsequently how they made protective…

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Morrow, B., 2009: Risk behavior and risk communication: synthesis and expert interviews. SocResearch Miami. Final report for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coastal Services Center, Charleston, SC.

February 5, 2013

This final report for NOAA’s Coastal Services Center describes in detail the 1) risk perception process, 2) influences on risk…

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