@article{ref1,
title="Civilians under fire: evacuation behaviour in north Israel during the Second Lebanon War",
journal="Disasters",
year="2010",
author="Gidron, David and Peleg, Kobi and Jaffe, Dena and Shenhar, Gili",
volume="34",
number="4",
pages="996-1012",
abstract="This paper seeks to understand evacuation behaviour in a case of spontaneous evacuation. During the Second Lebanon War of 2006, more than one-third of residents in north Israel spontaneously evacuated-the remainder stayed in situ. Using a telephone survey of 665 respondents residing in north Israel, we were able to characterise the behaviour of evacuees and non-evacuees. The main reasons cited for evacuating were fear of injury to self or family, the effect on children, inability to remain in a protective space, and family pressure. The main reasons cited for remaining at home were no suitable alternative, did not perceive a high level of danger, had to go to work, and there is no place like home. There were no significant differences with regard to most socio-demographic characteristics of the population. These findings should aid emergency managers in preparing the population for a future emergency and in engaging in effective dialogue with the population during an emergency on the evacuation option.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0361-3666",
doi="10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01179.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01179.x"
}