TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - The effects of hazard zone information on judgements about earthquake damage
JO  - Area
A1  - Crozier, Michael
A1  - McClure, John
A1  - Vercoe, Jessica
A1  - Wilson, Mark
SP  - 143
EP  - 152
VL  - 38
IS  - 2
N2  - This study investigates the extent to which people's views on the causes and preventability of earthquake damage might be influenced by their degree of exposure to hazard as well as what information they have been given about the hazard. The results show that the provision of hazard zoning information influences judgements on preventability and causes of damage, but this effect depends on the degree of hazard faced by residents. In low hazard zones, information leads to the view that causes are manageable, whereas in high hazard zones information may induce a degree of fatalism. The use of public information in risk management needs to take into account the degree of risk faced by the recipients.<p />
LA  - 
SN  - 0004-0894
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4762.2006.00686.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -