Perceptions of Disaster Risk and Vulnerability in Rural Texas

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Describes how rural communities are vulnerable to natural hazards such as drought, wildfires, and floods. Provides a demographic overview of rural Texas and discusses vulnerability, risk, and disaster planning. Discusses how rural places are home to people with characteristics that increase vulnerability to impacts of disaster, such as lower incomes and lower levels of education.

Andrew J. Prelog, Lee M. Miller

Journal of Rural Social Sciences, 28(3), 1-31

2013

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Emergency preparedness and response · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Texas