- Author
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Miller, I.
- Title
- Behavior, Fire and Older People: Implications of the Demographic Growth of a Vulnerable Population.
- Coporate
- Heimdall Consulting Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand
- Book or Conf
- Human Behavior in Fire. International Symposium, 4th. Proceedings. July 13-15, 2009,
Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England,
Cambridge, UK,
345-354 p.,
2009
- Keywords
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human behavior
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evacuation
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human response
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elderly persons
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medical services
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fire risks
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accidents
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injuries
- Identifiers
- population ageing; Ageing in Place policies; New Zealand; increased fire risks for older people; mobility; risky behaviors; age-related decline; contact with heat sources and cooking; economic and social factors; risk perceptions with older people; Integrated Behavioural Fire Risk Model