TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Civilians under fire: evacuation behaviour in north Israel during the Second Lebanon War
JO  - Disasters
A1  - Gidron, David
A1  - Peleg, Kobi
A1  - Jaffe, Dena
A1  - Shenhar, Gili
SP  - 996
EP  - 1012
VL  - 34
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0361-3666
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7717.2010.01179.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -