Decision-making on pre-disaster evacuation strategies in danger of cyclone induced floods: Two case studies in Mozambique showing how to balance timeliness and uncertainty reduction in making shelter location decisions

As Needham (2015) concluded based on researching 700 storm surge events: “tropical cyclone induced floods are among the world’s deadliest and destructive natural hazards”. Due to this growing threat, there is a growing need for evacuation policies in case of an impending cyclone, in order to reduce the negative effects of a cyclone. The...