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- Title
- Community Response to Earthquake Threat in Southern California. Part Eight: Grass Roots Organization and Resistance.
- File
- PB82116591.pdf
- Author(s)
- Turner, R. H.; Nigg, J. M.; Paz, D. H.; Young, B. S.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science.; Geological Survey, Reston, VA., January 1981, 284 p.
- Abstract
- This volume is part of a study investigating individual and community response to earthquake threat in southern California. The overall objective is to provide a basis for understanding community response to earthquake predictions released to the public. Collective responses to earthquake threat are examined, including actions taken by formal and informal groups. Methodology used to identify and gather information from groups that have held at least one meeting on an earthquake topic during an 18-month period is reviewed. Described are the types of meetings held, characteristics of attendees, and the extent to which the groups have become involved in earthquake related concerns. A theoretical model is developed to explain the various forms of involvement. Other areas examined include resistance to seismic safety legislation and the process of information seeking by southern Californians.
- Keywords
- Emergency preparedness; California; Forecasting; Attitudes; Behavior; Public opinion; Disasters; Organizations; Meetings; Warning systems; Communities; Earthquakes