Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: The paper discusses the role of gender, residence, and past experience with hurricanes in affecting tourists’ voluntary evacuation in the event of hurricanes. Specifically the study examines how the aforesaid variables influence perceived credibility of the information source and how such perception is translated into actual information search behaviors leading to a voluntary evacuation decision. The paper is guided by utility maximization under environmental risks and bounded rationality. The findings indicate that the aforesaid variables significantly influence the perception of the credibility of information sources and information search behaviors leading to voluntary evacuation decisions. Implications of the findings are also discussed
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2510762557