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Calculating Catastrophe has been written to explain, to a general readership, the underlying philosophical ideas and scientific principles that govern catastrophic events, both natural and man-made. Knowledge of the broad range of catastrophes deepens understanding of individual modes of disaster. T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woo, G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Singapore : Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World scientific Publishing Co., ©2011.
Temas:
Natural disasters > Mathematical models.
Emergency management > Mathematical models.
Catastrophes naturelles > Modèles mathématiques.
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Geography.
Earth & Environmental Sciences.
Physical Geography.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: Chaos, Crisis and Catastrophe
  • 1. Natural hazards
  • 2. Societal hazards
  • 3. A sense of scale
  • 4. A measure of uncertainty
  • 5. A matter of time
  • 6. Catastrophe complexity
  • 7. Terrorism
  • 8. Forecasting
  • 9. Disaster warning
  • 10. Disaster scenarios
  • 11. Catastrophe cover
  • 12. Catastrophe risk securitization
  • 13. Risk horizons
  • Epilogue: Black and Red Swans.

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