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"item_title" : "Economics of Natural Disasters",
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Overview
Unlike existing books on the topic that cover more on non-economic aspects of natural disasters, this book covers economic aspects of natural disasters viz damage assessment, risk management and resilience. The book contains several case studies and covers some of the major natural disasters in different countries, most notably the recent Nepal earthquake, tsunami in Fukushima, the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, floods in Thailand, the typhoon Haiyan, and the eruptions of Mount Merapi. It also suggests avenues for better public policies to tackle economics of natural disasters.
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- ISBN-13: 9789814723220
- ISBN-10: 9814723223
- Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
- Publish Date: January 2019
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.69 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Page Count: 300
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