Earthquake Risk Perception and Mexico City's Public Safety
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Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management PSAM 12, June 2014, Honolulu, Hawaii Earthquake Risk Perception: The Case of Mexico City
Given the concerns of society in relation to natural hazards, nowadays the analysis of risk perception and communication play an important role in decision making of those in charge, for example, of Civil Protection. The analysis of risk perception and communication may be regarded not only as a presentation of the scientific calculations of risk, but also a forum for discussion on issues on br...
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عنوان ژورنال: Procedia Engineering
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1877-7058
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2014.10.484