TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - When Shall We Leave?: Factors Affecting the Timing of Evacuation Departures
JO  - International journal of mass emergencies and disasters
A1  - Sorensen, J. H.
SP  - 153
EP  - 165
VL  - 9
IS  - 2
N2  - Very little work has been conducted on the dynamics of human behavior in evacuations. This paper documents what is known about the timing of departures in different emergency events. This is followed by an effort to model individual variations in warning receipt and evacuation departures in the Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, hazardous materials fire. Among the factors which are significantly related to the time of warning receipt are the mode of the first warning, the proximity to the site of the emergency, and the type of structure inhabited. The only significant variable related to mobilization time is the personalization of the warning. Perceived threat, age, and family size were not related to mobilization time. The analysis points to the need for additional research to help understand the variability of human behavior in evacuations.<p />
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SN  - 0280-7270
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -