Disasters in the United States : Frequency, Costs, and Compensation /

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The authors examine examine the increasing frequency of disasters in the United States along with their costs, compensation, mitigation strategies, and where different types are likely to occur.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Brusentsev, Vera (Autor), Vroman, Wayne (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kalamazoo : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Natural disasters > Law and legislation.
Disaster relief > Law and legislation.
Compensation management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
Catastrophes > États-Unis > Coût.
Salaires > Gestion > États-Unis.
Disasters > United States > Costs.
Disaster relief > Law and legislation > United States.
Natural disasters > Law and legislation > United States.
Compensation management > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Setting the scene: a guide to this volume
  • Reporting, frequency, and correlates of disasters
  • Providing compensation to survivors of disasters
  • Hurricanes
  • Floods and their consequences
  • Tornadoes
  • Drought and other risks to agriculture
  • Wildfires
  • Geological and man-made disasters
  • Disasters and compensation systems
  • Figures
  • References
  • Authors
  • Index
  • About the institute.

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