Evacuation in emergencies : An annotated guide to research

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this literature review was to explore the relevant sources of knowledge regarding evacuation related issues among recent work published in the social sciences and emergency planning fields. In organizing the material, we looked primarily for articles that included either a theoretical or empirical basis for the findings. The annotations of the literature as well as the specific key findings from each study, where appopriate, are organized by hazard type. An author index is provided(AU)