TY - JOUR PY - 2006// TI - Evacuee Behaviors and Factors Affecting the Tsunami Trip Generation Model: A Case Study in Phang-nga, Thailand JO - Journal of advanced transportation A1 - Charnkol, Thai A1 - Tanaboriboon, Yordphol SP - 313 EP - 330 VL - 40 IS - 3 N2 - This study investigates evacuee behaviors and factors affecting tsunami evacuation, and analyzes tsunami trip generation models. A data set of evacuation behavior was collected in an affected area, Baan Namkhem, Phang-Nga Province, Thailand, following the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 26, 2004. The study was undertaken to determine evacuee response patterns in different time interval conditions. Tsunami trip generation models were employed, using a binary logistic regression technique, to estimate the likelihood of evacuees being involved in each response pattern. Finding showed that the patterns of evacuee response to an emergency are different among the three conditions. Six factors (education level, ownership of the residence, distance to nearest seashore, disaster knowledge, number of household members, and permanent or transient status of respondent) were found to be statistically significant. These findings can be used as a guideline for improving Thailand's evacuation processes.

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