Playing against nature : integrating science and economics to mitigate natural hazards in an uncertain world /

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Defending society against natural hazards is a high-stakes game of chance against nature, involving tough decisions. How should a developing nation allocate its budget between building schools for towns without ones or making existing schools earthquake-resistant? Does it make more sense to build le...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stein, Seth
Otros Autores: Stein, Jerome L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014.
Temas:
Hazard mitigation.
Hazard mitigation > Economic aspects.
Natural disasters > Economic aspects.
Natural disasters > Risk assessment.
Emergency management.
Catastrophes > Réduction.
Catastrophes > Réduction > Aspect économique.
Catastrophes naturelles > Aspect économique.
Catastrophes naturelles > Évaluation du risque.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Emergency management
Hazard mitigation
Natural disasters > Economic aspects
Natural disasters > Risk assessment
Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A tricky, high-stakes game
  • When nature won
  • Nature bats last
  • Uncertainty and probability
  • Communicating what we know and what we don't
  • Human disasters
  • How much is enough?
  • Guessing the odds
  • When's the next earthquake?
  • Assessing hazards
  • Mitigating hazards
  • Choosing mitigation policies
  • Doing better.

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