Disaster Preparedness: Public Risk Perception and Human Behavior Pathfinder: A Guide to the Literature
This guide will introduce some of the titles available in the LRC on Disaster Preparedness as it relates to risk perception and behavior on the part of individuals and communities. The various types of library materials useful in research are listed along with some examples of each type. This guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point from which you can begin your research.
Books 
- Communicating emergency preparedness: strategies for creating a disaster resilient public by Damon Coppola. - Citation
- Social computing in Homeland Security: disaster promulgation and response by Amy Ding. - Citation
- Chronicles of Katrina: lessons learned from the Hurricane Katrina disaster for your home preparedness planning., by Steven Craig. - Citation
- A family guide for disaster preparation and survival. by John Blackwood.- Citation
- Promoting community resilience in disasters: the role for schools, youth, and families by Kevin Ronan - Citation
- Emergency response handbook for chemical and biological agents and weapons – by Cashman, John R. - Citation
- Being prepared: protecting your family from hurricanes, earthquakes and other disasters – by Katherine Rathbun. - Citation
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Magazine Articles
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- “Social location and self-protective behavior,” Margie Edwards. Intl Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, (Nov 1993). - Citation
- “Coping with natural disaster warnings: the nature of human response and psychological preparedness” by Joseph Reser, Proceedings of the NDR Conference, (1996) - Citation
- “Why warn? Because we want you to do something”. Craig Fugate, IAEM Bulletin (Feb 2003). - Citation
- “Measuring community awareness and preparedness for emergencies”. Jessica Enders, Australian Journal of Emergency Management (Spring 2001). - Citation
- “Citizen response to disasters: a survey of the literature and some practical implications”. by Ira Helsloot, Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, (September 2004). - Citation
- “Home alone: disasters, mass emergencies and children in self-care”. Brenda Phillips, Journal of Emergency Management (March 2005) - Citation
- “Chlorine emergencies”. Reiner, Frank. CRISIS RESPONSE JOURNAL, (April 3, 2003) - Citation
- “Families and disaster behavior: a reassessment of family preparedness”. Alan Kirschenbaum, Intl Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters (March 2006) - Citation
- “The lack of disaster preparedness by the public and its effect on communities”. Sean Wilson, Internet Journal of Rescue and Disaster Medicine, (2008) - Citation
- “Bioterrorism and the college campus: student perceptions of emergency preparedness”. Diane Smith, Journal of Emergency Management (March 2009) - Citation
- “Culture of preparedness: household disaster preparedness”. Naim Kapucu, Disaster Prevention and Management (2008) - Citation
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Online reports/documents/guides
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- Personal Preparedness In America: Citizen Corps National Survey Findings - Full report - PDF
- Action response in the public: community response to earthquake threat - Citation
- What is going to move the needle on citizen preparedness? Can America create a culture of preparedness, - Full report - PDF
- The nature and scope of current local disaster planning in American communities, - Full report - PDF
- Programs and policies that ought to be implemented for coping with future disasters-Full report - PDF
- Coping with natural disaster warnings: a need for pre-impact psycho-educational intervention- Citation
- FEMA good ideas book: how people and communities are preparing for disaster - Full report - PDF
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