@article{ref1,
title="New insights into the benefits of flood warnings: results from a household survey in England and Wales",
journal="Environmental hazards",
year="2007",
author="Parker, Dennis J. and Tunstall, Sylvia M. and McCarthy, Simon",
volume="7",
number="3",
pages="193-210",
abstract="The flood defence agency in England and Wales has been pursuing a programme of flood warning system enhancement, engaging householders at risk in improving their warning responses. The immediate aim of this paper is to test and revise a model of economic benefits of warnings, but the survey data also generate insights into the constraints acting upon flood warning responses. Damage saving is less than previously anticipated: warning reliability and householder availability problems limit savings. Warnings are less likely to be received by those in lower social grades, and flood warning lead time is a factor in avoiding damage. The survey data indicate the complexities involved in improving flood warning response, and provide policy pointers.<p />",
language="en",
issn="1747-7891",
doi="10.1016/j.envhaz.2007.08.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envhaz.2007.08.005"
}