Coastal – Page 3 – FOCUS ON FLOODS

Donahue, A, 2012:. Disaster risk perception, preferences, and preparedness. University of Connecticut, Department of Public Policy, West Hartford, Connecticut.

January 30, 2013 Rachel Hogan Carr

This report by the Department of Public Policy at the University of Connecticut discusses the findings from a survey of…

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Cutter S.L. and C.T. Emrich, 2006: Moral hazard, social catastrophe: The changing face of vulnerability along the hurricane coasts. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 604: 102-112.

January 28, 2013 Rachel Hogan Carr

The focus of this article is on the increased vulnerability of the coastal populations to hurricanes. As more and more…

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Cahyanto, I., Pennington-Gray, L., Thapa, B., Srinivasan, S., Villegas, J., Matyas, C., & Kiousis, S., 2014: An empirical evaluation of the determinants of tourist’s hurricane evacuation decision making. Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, 2(4), 253-265.

January 25, 2013 Rachel Hogan Carr

Tourists are an under-researched population when it comes to understanding what causes someone to evacuate during a hurricane. However, tourists…

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Brommer, D.M., & Senkbeil, J.C., 2010: Pre-landfall evacuee perception of the meteorological hazards associated with Hurricane Gustav. Natural Hazards, 55(2), 353–369.

January 22, 2013 Rachel Hogan Carr

Brommer and Senkbeil surveyed residents who evacuated during Hurricane Gustav in 2008 in order to understand whether meteorological variables influenced…

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Bell, H. M., & Tobin, G. A., 2007: Efficient and effective? The 100-year flood in the communication and perception of flood risk. Environmental Hazards, 7(4), 302-311.

January 17, 2013 Rachel Hogan Carr

This thesis focuses on the issues with flood communication. The author evaluates four methods used to communicate flood risk, including…

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