- Author
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Saunders, W. L.
- Title
- Resident Decision Making During Bushfire Thread: Findings and Determining Factors.
- Coporate
- Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne
- Report
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Volume 1,
- Book or Conf
- Interscience Communications Ltd.; National Institute of Standards and Technology; Building Research Establishment; and Society of Fire Protection Engineers; Swedish National Testing and Research Institute. Interflam 1999. (Interflam '99). International Interflam Conference, 8th Proceedings. Volume 1. June 29-July 1, 1999,
Interscience Communications Ltd., London, England,
Edinburgh, Scotland,
723-734 p.,
1999
- Keywords
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fire science
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fire safety
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brush fires
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decision making
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human behavior
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evacuation
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questionnaires
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adults
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human response
- Identifiers
- Tasmanian households directly affected by a severe bushfire January 1998; household composition on the day of the fires; brushfire preparation and preventative measures instituted by the residents before the fires; access to information, advice or assistance on the day of the fires; prior experience with bushfires; reasons given by residents for remaining with the property or evacuating; evacuation behavior; intentions of residents regarding evacuation or non evacuation in the future; other information, advice or assistance that may have helped residents in the circumstances