Seeking Shelter: The factors that influence refuge since Cyclone Gorky in the Coastal Area of Bangladesh - ScienceDirect

• Factors (i.e. social, economic and cultural) which influenced people to seek refuge at cyclone shelters. • Inadequate distribution of usable cyclone shelters with limited facilities made people reluctant to use shelter. • Community norms such as the practice of female seclusion effect in seeking shelter. Factors (i.e. social, economic and cultural) which influenced people to seek refuge at cyclone shelters. Inadequate distribution of usable cyclone shelters with limited facilities made people reluctant to use shelter. Community norms such as the practice of female seclusion effect in seeking shelter. Considering damage and loss of lives, cyclones are the most severe natural disaster in Bangladesh. One of the most important cyclone mitigation measures is to temporarily evacuate the vulnerable population on receipt of warning and look after them by arranging shelters with adequate facilities. To ensure effective and efficient evacuation, it is important to better understand people

• Factors (i.e. social, economic and cultural) which influenced people to seek refuge at cyclone shelters. • Inadequate distribution of usable cyclone shelters with limited facilities made people reluctant to use shelter. • Community norms such as the practice of female seclusion effect in seeking shelter. Factors (i.e. social, economic and cultural) which influenced people to seek refuge at cyclone shelters. Inadequate distribution of usable cyclone shelters with limited facilities made people reluctant to use shelter. Community norms such as the practice of female seclusion effect in seeking