1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910777947803321

Titolo

Optimisation of disaster forecasting and prevention measures in the context of human and social dynamics [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Ion Apostol ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : IOS

Lancaster, : Gazelle (distributor), 2009

ISBN

1-4416-1680-2

1-60750-390-5

600-00-1442-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Collana

NATO science for peace and secdurity. Series E, Human and societal dynamics, , 1874-6276 ; ; v. 52

Altri autori (Persone)

ApostolIon

Disciplina

363.34525

Soggetti

Hazard mitigation

Emergency management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Conference proceedings.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Preface; Contents; Theme 1. Land-Based Hazards/Risks; Theme 2. Water-Based Hazards/Risks; Theme 3. Mining/Industrial Hazards/Risks; Theme 4. Health/Radiological Hazards/Risks; Theme 5. Hazard/Risk Communication/Public Participation; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

Addresses a wide range of disaster-management regimes. This book discusses monitoring and the assessment of health and environmental pollution risks, as well as the communication of these risks to the public. It focuses on risk assessment as part of national policies regarding protection of man and environment.



2.

Record Nr.

UNIORUON00031769

Titolo

Research Report

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Taipei, : Fu-Min Geographical Institute of Economic Development, 19..- v. ; cm

Lingua di pubblicazione

Non definito

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Collezione

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910964035703321

Autore

Vodopivec Milan

Titolo

Income support for the unemployed : issues and options / / Milan Vodopivec

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, 2004

ISBN

1-280-08474-X

9786610084746

1-4175-3644-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

ix, 225 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm

Collana

World Bank regional and sectoral studies

Disciplina

368.4/4

Soggetti

Unemployment insurance

Supplemental unemployment benefits

Severance pay

Public works

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Conceptual Issues -- Objectives of Income Support Programs for the Unemployed -- Accounting for Interactions among Social Risk Management Mechanisms -- Establishing Evaluation Criteria -- Why Should the Public Sector Provide Unemployment Insurance? -- Who Should Receive Unemployment Income Support? -- Summary -- 3. Review of Income Support Programs for the Unemployed -- Typology



and Description of Main Income Support Programs -- The Incidence of Income Support Programs for the Unemployed -- Concluding Remarks -- Annex 3.1 Determinants of Social Insurance Programs for the Unemployed -- 4. Performance of Income Support Programs: Theoretical Aspects and Empirical Evidence -- Income Protection Effects -- Efficiency Effects -- Suitability to Confront Different Shocks -- Resistance to Political Risk -- Concluding Remarks -- Annex 4.1 Efficiency Effects of Income Support Programs -- 5. Design and Implementation Criteria: Exploring Country-Specific Conditions -- Interactions with Labor Market Institutions and Shocks -- Administrative Capacity for Program Implementation -- Characteristics of Unemployment -- Size of the Informal Sector -- Prevalence and Pattern of Interhousehold Transfers -- Nonsocial Insurance and Self-Protection -- The Nature of Shocks -- Cultural and Political Factors -- Concluding Remarks -- 6. Improving Income Support Programs for the Unemployed in Developing Countries -- Choosing the Right Program -- Designing Unemployment Insurance -- Improving Income Protection of the Informal Sector -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This title provides an overview of the income support systems of many developing countries and reviews their performance. It discusses some very important, topical, and controversial issues, including a new and largely untested system: unemployment insurance savings accounts. The title provides an extensive literature review and is written so as to be accessible to a broad audience.