Official and folk flood warning systems: An assessment |
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| Authors: | Robert Schware |
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| Institution: | (1) Environmental and Societal Impacts Group, National Center for Atmospheric Research, P.O. Box 3000, 80307 Boulder, Colorado |
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| Abstract: | Recent floods in West Bengal, India, focused public attention on the inadequacies of the flood warning system. This study examines some socioeconomic constraints on the communication of flood warning messages. It then looks at perceptions of, and responses by, villagers in a flood-prone region of West Bengal to official and folk flood warnings.The National Center for Atmospheric Research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. |
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| Keywords: | Ideal official and folk warning systems Damodar Valley West Bengal Villagers Floods |
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