At war with the weather : managing large-scale risks in a new era of catastrophes /

In this work, the authors deliver an analysis of how the US currently mitigates, insures against, and finances recovery from natural disasters.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kunreuther, Howard
Otros Autores: Michel-Kerjan, Erwann, Doherty, Neil A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Disaster insurance > United States.
Emergency management > United States.
Risk management > United States.
Assurance contre les catastrophes > États-Unis.
Gestion du risque > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Insurance > Property.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Insurance > Casualty.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Insurance > Risk Assessment & Management.
Disaster insurance
Emergency management
Risk management
United States
ECONOMICS/Environmental Economics
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In this work, the authors deliver an analysis of how the US currently mitigates, insures against, and finances recovery from natural disasters.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 416 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-392) and index.
ISBN:9780262255431
026225543X
0262012820
9780262012829
1282240277
9781282240278

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