Public perceptions and lightning safety education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, a tropical island in the Indian Ocean, experiences relatively high density of lightning. The island has a record of lightning research and lightning education programs that dates back to several decades. Lightning research in the country has a number of measurable outcomes; however, t...
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| author | Jayaratne, Chandana Gomes, Chandima |
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| description | Sri Lanka, a tropical island in the Indian Ocean,
experiences relatively high density of lightning. The island has a
record of lightning research and lightning education programs
that dates back to several decades. Lightning research in the
country has a number of measurable outcomes; however, there
are no indicators to evaluate the success rate of awareness
programs. This paper summarizes the activities pertinent to
lightning research and education carried out in the country so far
and analysis of information gathered during the recent times on
public opinion on various critical safety and protection issues.
Consequently, based on the outcome of analysis new modalities
are proposed for countries with similar lightning density and
social structure to launch lightning education programs with
success. |
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| spelling | upm-402282015-09-04T08:06:24Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40228/ Public perceptions and lightning safety education in Sri Lanka Jayaratne, Chandana Gomes, Chandima Sri Lanka, a tropical island in the Indian Ocean, experiences relatively high density of lightning. The island has a record of lightning research and lightning education programs that dates back to several decades. Lightning research in the country has a number of measurable outcomes; however, there are no indicators to evaluate the success rate of awareness programs. This paper summarizes the activities pertinent to lightning research and education carried out in the country so far and analysis of information gathered during the recent times on public opinion on various critical safety and protection issues. Consequently, based on the outcome of analysis new modalities are proposed for countries with similar lightning density and social structure to launch lightning education programs with success. IEEE 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Jayaratne, Chandana and Gomes, Chandima (2012) Public perceptions and lightning safety education in Sri Lanka. In: International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP), 2-7 Sept. 2012, Vienna, Austria. (pp. 1-7). 10.1109/ICLP.2012.6344316 |
| spellingShingle | Jayaratne, Chandana Gomes, Chandima Public perceptions and lightning safety education in Sri Lanka |
| title | Public perceptions and lightning safety education in Sri Lanka |
| title_full | Public perceptions and lightning safety education in Sri Lanka |
| title_fullStr | Public perceptions and lightning safety education in Sri Lanka |
| title_full_unstemmed | Public perceptions and lightning safety education in Sri Lanka |
| title_short | Public perceptions and lightning safety education in Sri Lanka |
| title_sort | public perceptions and lightning safety education in sri lanka |
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