LEADER 02414nam 2200625z 450 001 9911094378003321 005 20251116134125.0 010 $a1-118-62078-X 010 $a1-118-62081-X 010 $a9781118620816 035 $a(CKB)24989746700041 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1673972 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10858461 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL595227 035 $a(OCoLC)869552536 035 $a(PPN)197263801 035 $a(BIP)45177205 035 $a(maruzen)3000111088 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1673972 035 $a(JP-MeL)3000111088 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924989746700041 100 $a20260512d2014 ||| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aPlaying against nature $e integrating science and economics to mitigate natural hazards in an uncertain world /$f Seth Stein and Jerome Stein 210 $aChichester$cWiley 210 $a[S.l.]$cAmerican Geophysical Union$d2014 215 $a1 online resource (298 pages) $cillustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) 300 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index 311 08$a1-306-63976-X 311 08$a1-118-62082-8 311 08$a9781118620823 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aOutlines 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. 606 $6880-04/$1$aHazard mitigation 606 $6880-05/$1$aHazard mitigation -- Economic aspects 606 $6880-06/$1$aNatural disasters -- Economic aspects 606 $6880-07/$1$aNatural disasters -- Risk assessment 606 $6880-08/$1$aEmergency management 615 0$aHazard mitigation 615 0$aHazard mitigation -- Economic aspects 615 0$aNatural disasters -- Economic aspects 615 0$aNatural disasters -- Risk assessment 615 0$aEmergency management 676 $a363.34/6 686 $a369.3$2njb/09 686 $a363.34/6$2njb/09 801 1$bJP-MeL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911094378003321 996 $aPlaying against nature$94820135 997 $aUNINA