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The ostrich paradox : why we underprepare for disasters /
We fail to evacuate when advised. We rebuild in flood zones. We don't wear helmets. We fail to purchase insurance. We would rather avoid the risk of "crying wolf" than sound an alarm. Our ability to foresee and protect against natural catastrophes has never been greater; yet, we consi...
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La Vergne :
Wharton Digital Press,
2017.
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g pt. I |t Why We Underprepare for Disasters -- |g ch. 1 |t A Tale of Two Cognitive Systems -- |g ch. 2 |t The Myopia Bias -- |g ch. 3 |t The Amnesia Bias -- |g ch. 4 |t The Optimism Bias -- |g ch. 5 |t The Inertia Bias -- |g ch. 6 |t The Simplification Bias -- |g ch. 7 |t The Herding Bias -- |g pt. II |t What We Can Do to Improve Preparedness -- |g ch. 8 |t Overcoming the Biases: The Behavioral Risk Audit -- |g ch. 9 |t The Behavioral Risk Audit in Action: The Case of Flood Risk -- |g ch. 10 |t Protection in the Truly Long Run. |
| 520 | |a We fail to evacuate when advised. We rebuild in flood zones. We don't wear helmets. We fail to purchase insurance. We would rather avoid the risk of "crying wolf" than sound an alarm. Our ability to foresee and protect against natural catastrophes has never been greater; yet, we consistently fail to heed the warnings and protect ourselves and our communities, with devastating consequences. What explains this contradiction? In The Ostrich Paradox, Wharton professors Robert Meyer and Howard Kunreuther draw on years of teaching and research to explain why disaster preparedness efforts consistently fall short. Filled with heartbreaking stories of loss and resilience, the book addresses: How people make decisions when confronted with high-consequence, low-probability events--and how these decisions can go awry; The 6 biases that lead individuals, communities, and institutions to make grave errors that cost lives; The Behavioral Risk Audit, a systematic approach for improving preparedness by recognizing these biases and designing strategies that anticipate them; Why, if we are to be better prepared for disasters, we need to learn to be more like ostriches, not less | ||
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