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Evacuation behavior and Three Mile Island
Author(s) -
Cutter Susan,
Barnes Kent
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
disasters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1467-7717
pISSN - 0361-3666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7717.1982.tb00765.x
Subject(s) - mile , confusion , poison control , coping (psychology) , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , engineering , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , nuclear power , forensic engineering , transport engineering , psychology , environmental health , geography , medicine , ecology , biology , geodesy , pathology , psychiatry , psychoanalysis
The responses of the residents to the nuclear power plant arcident at Three Mile Island, Pennsylvania illustrate the factors influencing pre‐impact coping responses of populations exposed to technological hazards. Confusion itnd ambiguous information influenced both the decision to evaluate and to remain in place. Proximity to the facility, stage in life cycle and the actions of friends and neighbors influenced the decision to evacuate.