human behaviour

Understanding human behaviour dynamics for better prediction of flash flood social impacts- Insights from post-flood surveys analysis

Flash floods have been recognized as one of the most damaging, costly and frequently occurring natural disasters around the world. They cause enormous economic and human losses. Recent studies increasingly show that such events may become more …

Understanding social response dynamics to better predict high impact weather events: Lessons from post-flood behavioural surveys

Social scientists have a long history of documenting disasters and natural extreme events’ behavioural response through the collection of perishable post-event data (Gruntfest 1977; Quarantelli and Dynes, 1977; Stalling, 1987; Quarantelli, 1997, …

How do people behave during flash floods and why? Lessons for the prediction of the human vulnerability dynamics in short-fuse weather events

Social scientists have a long history of documenting disasters and natural extreme events’ behavioural response through the collection of perishable post-event data (Gruntfest 1977; Quarantelli and Dynes, 1977; Stalling, 1987; Quarantelli, 1997, …