TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - A study of evacuation behavior during earthquakes
JO  - International journal of sustainable development and planning
A1  - Tai, C.-a.
A1  - Lee, Y.-l.
A1  - Yau, J.-t.
SP  - 874
EP  - 884
VL  - 9
IS  - 6
N2  - Earthquakes are a hazard in Taiwan and elsewhere. In 1946, for example, a Richter scale 6.1 earthquake caused 556 causalities and damaged more than 4,000 buildings in Sin-hua, Tainan City, Taiwan. This study inves tigates the aspects of resident preferences with respect to earthquake shelters. A questionnaire survey was designed to reflect the viewpoints of respondents in the context of earthquakes, including: (1) factors affecting evacuation behavior, (2) historical street district damage prevention and (3) analysis of evacuation choices. A logistic model for evacuation behavior in major earthquakes is presented, and its significant variables discussed in the context of future urban disaster planning. Keywords    Evacuation behavior, logistic regression model, shelter.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1743-7601
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/SDP-V9-N6-874-884
ID  - ref1
ER  -