Record #:

26154

Author(s):

Dalrymple, Mary

Abstract:

Risa Palm, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of geography, studies how people cope with earthquake risk. She discovered that Californians often think the potential for danger is minimal. They choose to believe that low risk means no risk and fail to take precautions.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 14 Issue 2, Winter 1998, p19, por

Subject(s):

Disaster preparedness; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Research