Citation

Asgary A, Willis KG. Disasters 1997; 21(4): 354-365.

Affiliation

Department of Geography and Remote Sensing, University of Tarbiat Modares, Tehran, Iran.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9455007

Abstract

Households response to earthquake risk in different ways. The main theories explaining human behaviour under threat of earthquakes are reviewed. A survey of households' responses in Tehran and Rasht in Iran to earthquake risks is used to assess the validity of psychological, 'need', socio-cultural and economic theories in explaining behaviour. More support of cognitive and cultural theories is found rather than economic and 'need' theories of earthquake safety measures; this suggests that positive adoption of mitigation measures can be encouraged in terms of cognitive processes through information and education.

Language: en