1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996203838703316

Titolo

The Brazil business forecast report

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Business Monitor International, 2004-

ISSN

2057-9349

Soggetti

Commerce

Economic history

Politics and government

Periodicals.

Brazil Economic conditions Periodicals

Brazil Commerce Periodicals

Brazil Politics and government Periodicals

Brazil

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Title from cover.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910219965503321

Autore

Willis Henry H.

Titolo

Current and Future Exposure of Infrastructure in the United States to Natural Hazards / / Henry H. Willis, Anu Narayanan, Jordan R. Fischbach, Edmundo Molina-Perez, Chuck Stelzner, Kathleen Loa, Lauren Kendrick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

RAND Corporation

ISBN

0-8330-9626-5

Soggetti

Infrastructure (Economics) - Risk assessment - United States

Infrastructure (Economics) - Security measures - United States

Climatic changes - Effect of human beings on - United States

Global warming

Climate and civilization

Natural disasters - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: The Need to Better Understand Current and Future Hazard Exposure -- Defining and Analyzing Infrastructure Exposure -- Current Patterns of Exposure in the Continental United States -- Climate Change and Natural Hazard Exposure -- Findings and Policy Considerations.

Sommario/riassunto

"Communities, companies, and governments at all levels in the United States are making decisions that will influence where, what and how infrastructure will be built. These design and policy decisions shape infrastructure, influence economic development, and influence future exposures to natural hazards for decades. Population growth and shifts, particularly those on the coasts, drive demand for new infrastructure, and, as a result, increase the exposure of infrastructure to natural hazards. These natural hazard exposures are projected to be larger and more uncertain in the future because of the effects of sea level rise and projected changes in temperature and precipitation patterns. Thus, incorporating natural hazard risk assessment into



infrastructure planning is becoming both increasingly important and challenging. This report summarizes insights we have gained about the exposures to U.S. infrastructure from natural hazards now and in the future. Our analysis identifies regions in the country where infrastructure may be uniquely exposed to a complex set of natural hazards. In those regions, our analysis highlights the types of infrastructure that are exposed and the hazards that put them at risk. Our analysis also reveals where infrastructure exposures may be expected to change most dramatically. Finally, our analysis reveals where infrastructure exposures remain most uncertain and where new data and analysis would be most valuable. Each of these findings can inform federal efforts to improve infrastructure and resilience planning"--Back cover.