Disaster Mythology and Availability Cascades

<p>Sociological research conducted in the aftermath of natural disasters has uncovered a number of &ldquo;disaster myths&rdquo; &ndash; widely shared misconceptions about typical post-disaster human behavior. This paper discusses the possibility that perpetuation of disaster mytho...

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Main Author: Lisa Grow Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law 2013-04-01
Series:Oñati Socio-Legal Series
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Online Access:http://ssrn.com/abstract=2221283