Playing against nature : integrating science and economics to mitigate natural hazards in an uncertain world / / Seth Stein and Jerome Stein
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Playing against nature : integrating science and economics to mitigate natural hazards in an uncertain world / / Seth Stein and Jerome Stein
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| Pubblicazione: | Chichester, : Wiley |
| [S.l.], : American Geophysical Union, 2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (298 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) |
| Disciplina: | 363.34/6 |
| Soggetto topico: | Hazard mitigation |
| Hazard mitigation -- Economic aspects | |
| Natural disasters -- Economic aspects | |
| Natural disasters -- Risk assessment | |
| Emergency management | |
| Classificazione: | 369.3 |
| 363.34/6 | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Playing against nature |
| ISBN: | 1-118-62078-X |
| 1-118-62081-X | |
| 9781118620816 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9911094378003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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