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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826174103321

Titolo

The impacts of natural disasters : a framework for loss estimation / / Committee on Assessing the Costs of Natural Disasters, Board on Natural Disasters, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999

ISBN

0-309-18454-1

1-280-18607-0

9786610186075

0-309-57077-8

0-585-11298-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (80 p.)

Collana

The Compass series

Soggetti

Natural disasters - Economic aspects - United States

Emergency management - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

The Impacts of Natural Disasters -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Estimating the Losses of Natural Disasters -- NATURAL DISASTERS: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THEIR EFFECTS -- WHY LOSS ESTIMATES MATTER -- Who Bears the Loss? -- 2 Direct Losses of Natural Disasters -- DATA RELATING TO PHYSICAL DESTRUCTION: THE IDEAL -- DIRECT-IMPACT DATA: THE REALITY -- Insurance Claims -- Losses to Government -- Losses to Businesses -- Losses to Individuals -- STANDARDIZING LOSS ESTIMATES -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 3 Indirect Losses of Natural Disasters -- INTRODUCTION -- TYPES OF INDIRECT LOSSES -- CURRENT METHODS OF MEASURING INDIRECT LOSSES -- OPTIMAL METHODS FOR MEASURING INDIRECT ECONOMIC FLOW EFFECTS -- 4 Conclusions and Recommendations -- LOSSES VERSUS COSTS -- DIRECT LOSSES: DATA COLLECTION, REPORTING, AND AGENCY AND ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES -- INDIRECT LOSSES: MODELING THE LOSSES AND CONSTRUCTING A LOSS DATA BASE -- MOVING TOWARD BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF



DISASTER LOSSES -- References -- Appendix A Environmental Impacts of Natural Disasters -- BACKGROUND PRINCIPLES -- FLOODS -- DROUGHTS -- HURRICANES AND TROPICAL STORMS -- SEVERE LOCAL STORMS -- EARTHQUAKES -- HIGH WINDS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members.