1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911078223403321

Titolo

Sui Ken Fon and Sui Tung Fong. June 26, 1951. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Printing Office], , 1951

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (4 pages)

Collana

House report / 82nd Congress, 1st session. House ; ; no. 645

[United States congressional serial set] ; ; [serial no. 11497]

Altri autori (Persone)

WalterFrancis E <1894-1963> (Francis Eugene),  (Democrat (PA))

Soggetti

Claims

Immigrants

Legislative materials.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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FDLP item number not assigned.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911132985503321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, : Wiley

[S.l.], : American Geophysical Union, 2014

ISBN

1-118-62078-X

1-118-62081-X

9781118620816

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color)

Classificazione

369.3

363.34/6

Disciplina

363.34/6

Soggetti

Hazard mitigation

Hazard mitigation -- Economic aspects

Natural disasters -- Economic aspects

Natural disasters -- Risk assessment

Emergency management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Outlines a framework to find the optimal level of mitigation by balancing its cost against the expected damages, recognizing the uncertainties in the hazard estimates. Uses real-world examples of natural hazards Can be understood by economists as well as earth scientists Has international relevance by authors both eminent in their fields.