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UNINA9910826174103321 |
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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 |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1999 |
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ISBN |
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0-309-18454-1 |
1-280-18607-0 |
9786610186075 |
0-309-57077-8 |
0-585-11298-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (80 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Natural disasters - Economic aspects - United States |
Emergency management - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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